記 念 品(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.

I received a graduation souvenir.

記念品(きねんひん)として写真立(しゃしんた)てをいただいた。

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) + 品(ひん) (item/goods).

お土産(みやげ): a souvenir brought back from a trip or taken as a gift; 記念品(きねんひん) is handed out to mark an event (a graduation, an anniversary, taking part)
形見(かたみ): keepsake (from deceased person)

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Added 2026.1.11 20:13 · Revised 2026.10.6 16:39

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