記念
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 記念
1
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memory; honoring the memory of
Examples
今日の式典は、わが校の100周年を記念するものです。
Today's ceremony marks the 100th anniversary of our school.
2
memento; souvenir; keepsake
Examples
アメリカ旅行のよい記念になります。
This will be a good souvenir of my trip around the United States.
Kanji in this Word
記
10 strokes
Frequency: 149
JLPT N2
Grade 2
Meanings
scribe
account
narrative
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
キ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
しる.す
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
のり
念
8 strokes
Frequency: 390
JLPT N2
Grade 4
Meanings
wish
sense
idea
thought
feeling
desire
attention
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ネン
紀
9 strokes
Frequency: 780
JLPT N1
Grade 5
Meanings
chronicle
account
narrative
history
annals
geologic period
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
キ
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
おさむ
ただす
とし
とも
のり
もと
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