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Japanese
Etymology
Compound of 思い (omoi, “thought”) + 出 (de, “something coming out”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
Noun
思い出 • (omoide) ←おもひで (omofide)?
- a memory, recollection, reminiscence
- 1086, Goshūi Wakashū (book 13, poem 763; also Hyakunin Isshu, poem 56)
- あらざらむこの世のほかの思ひ出に今ひとたびの逢ふこともがな
- arazaran kono yo no hoka no omoide ni ima hitotabi no au koto mogana
- In last remembrance of the world I soon must leave to return no more, this is what I most desire: one final meeting with you.[3]
- Synonyms: 記憶 (kioku), 追憶 (tsuioku), 追想 (tsuisō)
- a keepsake, memento
See also
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Steven D. Carter (1991) Traditional Japanese Poetry: An Anthology, illustrated edition, Stanford University Press, →ISBN, page 223