忘れ形見

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
忘 形 見
わす
Grade: 6 		かた > がた
Grade: 2 		み
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 忘れ (wasure, “to forget, the 連用形(れんようけい) (ren'yōkei, “stem of continuative form”) of 忘(わす)れる (wasureru)”) +‎ 形見 (gatami, “momento”). The katami changes to gatami as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

忘(わす)れ形(がた)見(み) • (wasuregatami) 

  1. memento (from a dead person), souvenir, keepsake
  2. orphan, posthumous child
    Synonym: 遺児

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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