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偲ぶ

しのぶ

to remember fondly, to recall

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Examples

  1. 故人を偲ぶ会が開かれた。

    こじんをしのぶかいがひらかれた。

    A gathering in memory of the deceased was held.

  2. 古い写真を見て昔を偲んだ。

    ふるいしゃしんをみてむかしをしのんだ。

    Looking at old photos, I thought fondly of the past.

  3. 当時の面影を偲ばせる建物だ。

    とうじのおもかげをしのばせるたてものだ。

    It is a building that evokes how things looked back then.

Common patterns

故人を偲ぶ
to remember the deceased
昔を偲ぶ
to look back fondly on the past
面影を偲ばせる
to call to mind a former appearance

Memory tip

This is fond remembrance of someone gone or a time past; 偲ぶ会 is a memorial gathering. Do not confuse it with its homophone 忍ぶ 'to endure, to sneak', which uses a different kanji.

Kanji in this word

  • 偲Not in the N5–N1 kanji lists

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