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記念

JLPT N3 · Vocabulary

記念 — “commemoration, memento, souvenir”

記念 (read きねん) means commemoration, memento, souvenir. It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

きねん

Meaning

commemoration, memento, souvenir

記念 in a sentence

記念きねんに写真しゃしんを撮とる。

To take a photo as a memento.

The kanji in 記念

記to write down
念thought, feeling

Words that share a kanji with 記念

記事きじ— article (news)
日記にっき— diary
暗記あんき— memorization, learning by heart
記憶きおく— memory, recollection
記者きしゃ— reporter, journalist
記入きにゅう— filling in, entry (writing on a form)
記録きろく— record, documentation; (sports) record
記号きごう— symbol, sign, mark

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