Vocab Info

N4 Noun, する-verb, Transitive verb

記念(きねん)commemoration, celebration, honoring the memory of something, turning something into a memento, memory

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    1. Noun, する-verb, Transitive verb

      1.

      commemoration, celebration, remembrance, memory, honoring the memory of

    2. Noun

      2.

      memento, souvenir, keepsake

    All Forms

    記念 【きねん】紀念 【きねん】

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    Examples

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      卒業(そつぎょう)記念(きねん)にアルバムをもらう。

      I will get an album to commemorate my graduation.

      • N4

      この金色(きんいろ)のコインは(なん)記念(きねん)ですか?

      What is this gold coin commemorating?

      • N4

      京都(きょうと)旅行(りょこう)記念(きねん)(なに)かずっと(のこ)(もの)()しいです。

      I would like something to commemorate my trip to Kyoto that will last forever.

      • N4

      今日(きょう)会社(かいしゃ)設立(せつりつ)記念(きねん)のパーティーに()てくれてありがとう。

      Thanks for coming to our company's anniversary party today.

      • N3

      修学旅行(しゅうがくりょこう)記念(きねん)()ったキーホルダーが押入(おしい)れの(おく)から()てきて(なつ)かしい気持(きも)ちになりました。

      A key chain I bought as a souvenir on a school trip came out from the back of the closet and made me nostalgic.

      • N3
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