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.

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

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 記憶(きおく): memory (more neutral/scientific)
  • 追憶(ついおく): reminiscence (literary)
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Added 2026.1.10 17:42 · Revised 2026.2.5 9:04
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