思(おも)い出(で)

おもいで

noun

memories, recollections

1. memories, recollections

Pleasant or significant memories from the past, often with emotional attachment.

楽(たの)しい思(おも)い出(で)がたくさんある。

I have many happy memories.

子供(こども)の頃(ころ)の思(おも)い出(で)。

Memories from childhood.

この写真(しゃしん)を見(み)ると思(おも)い出(で)がよみがえる。

Looking at this photo brings back memories.

旅行(りょこう)の思(おも)い出(で)をアルバムにまとめた。

I compiled my trip memories into an album.

この場所(ばしょ)には祖父(そふ)との大切(たいせつ)な思(おも)い出(で)がたくさんあり、毎年(まいとし)訪(おとず)れている。

This place holds many precious memories with my grandfather, so I visit every year.

思(おも)い出(で) refers to memories, often with emotional or nostalgic connotations.

Forms

思(おも)い (thought) + 出(で) (coming out) - memories that 'come out' when recalled

Common expressions

思(おも)い出(で)になる: to become a memory
思(おも)い出(で)に残(のこ)る: to remain in one's memory
思(おも)い出(で)を作(つく)る: to make memories
思(おも)い出(で)がよみがえる: memories come flooding back
いい思(おも)い出(で): good/fond memories

Related words

思(おも)い出(だ)す: to remember, recall (出(で) reading varies)

Similar words

記憶(きおく): memory (more neutral/scientific)
追憶(ついおく): reminiscence (literary)

Related Words

Compare: 記憶(きおく) (memory)

Compare: 追憶(ついおく) (reminiscence)

Related: 懐(なつ)かしむ (to feel nostalgic about, to reminisce fondly)

Compare: 覚(おぼ)え (memory)

Compare: メモリー (memory (computing))

Compare: 思(おも)い入(い)れ (emotional attachment)

Related: 物悲(ものがな)しい (melancholy)

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Added 2026.1.10 17:42 · Revised 2026.10.7 9:26

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