追憶|ついおくtsuioku[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- suru verb, transitive verb, no-adjectiverecollection; reminiscence
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 追憶する（ついおくする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 追憶します（ついおくします） |
| Negative (nai) | 追憶しない（ついおくしない） |
| polite (masen) | 追憶しません（ついおくしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 追憶せず・追憶せぬ（ついおくせず・ついおくせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 追憶した（ついおくした） |
| polite (mashita) | 追憶しました（ついおくしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 追憶しなかった（ついおくしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 追憶しませんでした（ついおくしませんでした） |
| Te form | 追憶して（ついおくして） |
| Potential | 追憶できる（ついおくできる） |
| Passive | 追憶される（ついおくされる） |
| Causative | 追憶させる（ついおくさせる） |
| Causative passive | 追憶させられる（ついおくさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 追憶すれば（ついおくすれば） |
| tara | 追憶したら（ついおくしたら） |
| Volitional | 追憶しよう（ついおくしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 追憶しましょう（ついおくしましょう） |
| Imperative | 追憶しろ（ついおくしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym回想かいそうNeutralNeutral word for recalling past events, fairly objective, as in 「回想シーン」; unlike 「追憶」 it carries no nostalgic, wistful coloring.
- Synonym想起そうきWrittenWritten/formal prose for remembering or calling to mind, often in psychological contexts; it lacks the nostalgic feeling of 「追憶」.
- Synonym追想ついそうWrittenWritten/formal prose for recalling bygone days; almost synonymous with 「追憶」 but leans toward literary description.
- Synonym回顧かいこWrittenWritten/formal prose for looking back over the past in an objective, summary-like way, as in 「回顧録」.
- Synonym顧みるかえりみるWrittenWritten/formal prose for looking back on the past, or for caring about others, often in the negative 「顧みない」.
- Synonym思い出すおもいだすNeutralThe most general word for remembering something; it carries none of the wistful, nostalgic coloring of 「追憶」.
- SynonymしのぶWrittenWritten/formal prose for cherishing the memory of the departed, one's hometown, or days gone by, as in 「故郷を偲ぶ」; more solemn than 「追憶」.
- Related振り返るふりかえるNeutralTo turn and look behind you, or to look back on and reflect, as in 「一年を振り返る」; it leans toward summing up rather than wistful reminiscence.
- Related思い起こすおもいおこすNeutralTo call something to mind; it can also mean rallying one's spirits. Neutral in tone, without the wistfulness of 「追憶」.
- Related思い浮かべるおもいうかべるNeutralTo picture something in your mind; the focus is on images surfacing in the mind, with no nostalgic overtone.
- Related思い返すおもいかえすNeutralTo think back on the past; it can also mean changing one's mind. It lacks the wistful tone of 「追憶」.
- Related追懐ついかいWrittenWritten/formal prose for cherishing the memory of people and events of the past; used rarely, and close in sense to 「追憶」.
- Related回視かいしWrittenWritten/formal prose for looking back at the past or glancing around; used very rarely.
- Antonym予見よけんWrittenAntonym: written/formal prose for foreseeing what is to come — the opposite of recalling the past.
- Antonym予測よそくNeutralAntonym: predicting or estimating the future, as in 「天気予測」; the opposite of 「追憶」.
Use 「追憶」 when recalling the past with nostalgia or wistfulness, as in 「追憶にふける」. For simply remembering, say 「思い出す」; to review and sum up a period, 「振り返る」; to honor the memory of the departed or one's hometown, 「偲ぶ」. For looking ahead rather than back, use 「予測」.
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