回顧(かいこ)

かいこ
noun, suru verb
retrospection; looking back; reminiscence
1. retrospection, looking back, reminiscence, review
The act of looking back on past events or experiences. Often used in the context of exhibitions, memoirs, and reviews.
過去(かこ)を回顧(かいこ)する。
To look back on the past.
回顧(かいこ)展(てん)を見(み)に行(い)った。
I went to see a retrospective exhibition.
引退(いんたい)した監督(かんとく)が自(みずか)らのキャリアを回顧(かいこ)する番組(ばんぐみ)が放送(ほうそう)された。
A program was broadcast in which the retired director looked back on his own career.

USAGE:
Used both as a noun and as a suru verb (回顧(かいこ)する). Commonly appears in cultural contexts — 回顧(かいこ)展(てん) (retrospective exhibition) is a standard compound. Also used in 回顧(かいこ)録(ろく) (memoir, reminiscences).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 回顧(かいこ)展(てん): retrospective exhibition
  • 回顧(かいこ)録(ろく): memoir, reminiscences
  • 過去(かこ)を回顧(かいこ)する: to look back on the past
  • 一年(いちねん)を回顧(かいこ)する: to look back on the year

Related Words

Contrast: 解雇(かいこ)
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Added 2026.2.19 20:51 · Revised 2026.2.19 21:42
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