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Kanji Detail for 憶 - "to think, to memorize"

  • Meaning

    憶 means "to think, to memorize."

    1. To think - To recall; to remember.

    2. To memorize - To keep from forgetting; to hold in mind.

  • Words using

    • 記憶 きおく Listen memory; recollection; remembrance
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    • Verified meaning: to think, to memorize
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read おく, おしこし, おしごし, おもい)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of

    Given names (おもい)Listen

    Surnames (おく)Listen (おしこし)Listen (おしごし)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    recollection; think; remember

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    remember, reflect upon; memory

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to recollect; to remember; memory

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to remember, to reflect upon; memory

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To think of. Such as 相憶. | To remember. Such as 記憶.
  • Onyomi

    tip
  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none
  • Strokes

    tip
  • Radical

    tip
  • Related Keywords

Sentences including

  • My brother has a good memory.

  • You have a good memory.

  • He has a good memory.

  • My brother has a good memory.

  • I have no recollection of seeing the man.

  • I am running short of memory.

  • She has a good memory , too.

  • I remember having seen him somewhere before.

  • She lost her memory in a traffic accident.

  • I am running short of memory.

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