思い出す
おもいだす
hepburn omoidasu
to recall, to remember
Part of speech · godan-verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 昔のことを思い出した。I recalled an old memory.
- 名前を思い出せない。I cannot recall the name.
Collocations
思い出す (omoidasu, recall)思い出 (omoide, memory)覚える (oboeru, memorize)忘れる (wasureru, forget)記憶 (kioku, memory)
Mnemonic
Omoidasu (思い出す) is the godan transitive compound verb for "recall / remember." Omoi (思い, thought) plus dasu (出す, put out) = "draw out a thought." Family: omoidasu, omoi-dasareru (passive), omoi-dasenai (cannot recall), omoide (memory noun). The omoide cultural cluster: omoide no shina (memento), sotsugyou arubamu (graduation album), omoide foto (keepsake photos), omoide wo kataru (share memories). Japanese music milks the theme — Misora Hibaris "Kanashii Sake," Nakajima Miyukis "Jidai" and "Ito." 思 family: shikou, ishi, fushigi (wonder). Korean ddeoollida, Chinese xiangqi, English recall diverge. JLPT N5 omoidasu integrates with omoide cluster.
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Compound etymology of omoidasu?