Katami

形見 (Katami) is a Japanese noun meaning “memento (esp. of a deceased person), keepsake, heirloom, remembrance”.

Meanings

  1. nounmemento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir

Examples

  • It is this watch that my uncle gave me as a keepsake.

  • Please accept this as a keep-sake of my husband.

  • This gold watch is the apple of my eye. Mother gave it to me as a keep-sake in her later years.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 形見

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