形見|かたみkatami[0]heiban (flat)

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Definitions
  1. nounmemento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
    これは亡なくなった夫おっとの形見かたみとしてお受け取うけとりください。↗
    Please accept this as a keep-sake of my husband.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym忘れ形見わすれがたみNeutralNeutral in register, 忘れ形見 emphasizes keeping the deceased's memory alive; besides keepsakes, it often refers to a child left behind by a deceased parent.

Choose 形見 for a memento, keepsake, or heirloom, especially one from a deceased person; use 忘れ形見 to stress remembrance of the deceased, or for a child left behind by a deceased parent.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 過去かこの経験けいけんや体験たいけんの思い出おもいでの種しゅとなる物もの。
  2. 故人こじんの残のこした遺品いひんのうち、特とくに故人こじんの思い出おもいでの種しゅとなる物もの。
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