思い出・想い出|おもいでomoide[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N3approx.Common
Which spelling to use
思い出思い出 is the most common written form, using kanji and kana together. It is the form beginners should normally use.
想い出想い出 is less common than 思い出 and also combines kanji and kana. It is a written alternative you may encounter.
Definitions
  1. nounmemories; recollections; reminiscence
    貴重きちょうな思い出おもいで料りょうとしては安やすいものですよ。↗
    That'll make for a memorable time.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Antonym忘却ぼうきゃくWrittenAntonym of 思い出, meaning forgetting or oblivion rather than the memories themselves. Literary in register, it appears in written prose and set phrases such as 忘却の彼方 rather than everyday conversation.

思い出 refers to memories one recalls or cherishes; use 忘却 only when you mean the opposite—forgetting or oblivion—and want a literary tone.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 経験けいけんした出来事できごとを思い出おもいだすこと。また、その出来事できごと。
  2. ある事ことを思い浮おもいうかべる材料ざいりょうとなる物もの。あることの記憶きおくと結むすびついていること。
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