(きねんひん)

きねんひん
noun
souvenir, memento
1. souvenir, memento
An item given or kept to commemorate an event, visit, or achievement.
卒業(そつぎょう)記念品(きねんひん)もらった
I received a graduation souvenir.
記念品(きねんひん)として写真立(しゃしんた)いただいた
I received a photo frame as a memento.
Souvenirs were distributed to the tournament participants.
We gave a memento to a retiring senior colleague.
We made original mugs as souvenirs for the store's 10th anniversary.

記念品(きねんひん) combines 記念(きねん) (commemoration) + (ひん) (item/goods).

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 記念品(きねんひん) (~ commemorative item)
  • 記念品(きねんひん)として (as a memento)
  • 記念品(きねんひん)(おく) (to give a memento)

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