きねん
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, transitive)
1. commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memory; honoring the memory of
Noun
2. memento; souvenir; keepsake
Pitch accent
き
ねん
Composed of
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
Used in vocabulary (27 in total)
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
museum (esp. in memory of a person or event); memorial hall
memorial lecture; commemorative speech
Examples (7 in total)
There was a parade to mark the occasion.
The library was founded in memory of the scholar.
We held a party in honor of the 20th anniversary of our company.