懐旧

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See also: 懷舊 and 怀旧

Japanese

Kanji in this term
懐 旧
かい
Grade: S 		きゅう
Grade: 5
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
懷舊 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 懐 (kai, “long for”) + 旧 (kyū, “old”).

Noun

懐(かい)旧(きゅう) • (kaikyū) 

  1. nostalgia; longing for the old days
    生(う)まれ故郷(こきょう)を目(め)にして懐旧(かいきゅう)の念(ねん)に堪(こら)えなかった。
    Umare kokyō o me ni shite kaikyū no nen ni koraenakatta.
    At the sight of my hometown I was overcome with nostalgia.

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