偲ぶ
しのぶ
verb (godan)
to remember fondly; to reminisce about; to think of with affection
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 偲ぶ | 偲ばない |
| Present polite | 偲びます | 偲びません |
| Past | 偲んだ | 偲ばなかった |
| Past polite | 偲びました | 偲びませんでした |
| て form | 偲んで | 偲ばなくて |
| ている present | 偲んでいる | 偲んでいない |
| ている polite | 偲んでいます | 偲んでいません |
| ている past | 偲んでいた | 偲んでいなかった |
| ている past polite | 偲んでいました | 偲んでいませんでした |
| Conditional ば | 偲べば | 偲ばなければ |
| Conditional たら | 偲んだら | 偲ばなかったら |
| Volitional | 偲ぼう | — |
| Volitional polite | 偲びましょう | — |
| Potential | 偲べる | 偲べない |
| Passive | 偲ばれる | 偲ばれない |
| Causative | 偲ばせる | 偲ばせない |
| Imperative | 偲べ | 偲ぶな |
1.
to remember fondly; to reminisce about
To call to mind a person who is absent or dead, or a time now past, with warmth and a touch of longing. Most often used of the deceased and of one's own younger days.
A quiet, somewhat literary word. It belongs to funerals, memorial gatherings, and reflective writing rather than casual conversation.
Transitivity
Transitive; takes を for the person or time remembered (故人を偲ぶ).
Common collocations
- 故人を偲ぶ: to remember the deceased
- 昔を偲ぶ: to think back on old times
- 面影を偲ぶ: to recall someone's face or traces of the past
- 偲ぶ会: a memorial gathering
Similar words
Related Words
Compare:
懐かしむ (to feel nostalgic for)
Compare:
思い出す (to recall)
Homophone:
忍ぶ (to endure)
Compare:
思いを馳せる (to think longingly of)