偲ぶ | Japanese meaning

偲ぶ【しのぶ】

Frequency rank: 42,321. – 43,060. (for form しのぶ: 29,090. – 29,318.)

Godan verb with 'bu' ending; transitive verb

to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to be nostalgic for
to imagine; to guess; to inferword usually written using kana alone

Forms

偲ぶ【しのぶ】Frequency rank: 42,321. – 43,060.
しのぶFrequency rank: 29,090. – 29,318.

Generated definitions (experimental)

to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to be nostalgic for

This meaning is used when someone thinks back fondly on past experiences or memories, evoking feelings of nostalgia.

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I recall the memories of my childhood.

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She was crying, reminiscing about her old friends.

to imagine; to guess; to infer

This meaning is employed when one tries to form an understanding or assumption about something that is not immediately apparent, often based on limited information.

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Imagining his feelings, it seems like he is troubled by something.

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If I infer her actions, there might be some circumstances involved.

Generated collocations (experimental)

the act of recollectingnostalgic feelingsa song of reminiscencetime of remembrancedays of nostalgiareminiscent memorieslingering nostalgianostalgic sceneryto remember the deceasedto reminisce about memoriesa nostalgic pictureto reflect on the past

Example sentences

6 results

1. 、。

A monument has been erected to the memory of the deceased.

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2. 。

The policeman noticed a man sneak in.

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3. 、。

Mass is a Catholic ceremony of remembering Jesus Christ by eating and drinking.

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Two policemen arrested a burglar. They caught him sneaking into Mrs. Miller's.

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5. きごう（きごう）きごう:、。

National Foundation Day (February 11): day for commemorating the founding of the nation and for fostering patriotic feelings.

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6. 、。

The worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.

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偲ぶ【しのぶ】

Frequency rank: 42,321. – 43,060. (for form しのぶ: 29,090. – 29,318.)

Godan verb with 'bu' ending; transitive verb

to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to be nostalgic for
to imagine; to guess; to inferword usually written using kana alone

Forms

偲ぶ【しのぶ】Frequency rank: 42,321. – 43,060.
しのぶFrequency rank: 29,090. – 29,318.

Generated definitions (experimental)

to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to be nostalgic for

This meaning is used when someone thinks back fondly on past experiences or memories, evoking feelings of nostalgia.

。

I recall the memories of my childhood.

。

She was crying, reminiscing about her old friends.

to imagine; to guess; to infer

This meaning is employed when one tries to form an understanding or assumption about something that is not immediately apparent, often based on limited information.