かたみ
Katami
形見 (Katami) is a Japanese noun meaning “memento (esp. of a deceased person), keepsake, heirloom, remembrance”.
Meanings
- nounmemento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
Examples
私のおじが形見にくれたのはこの時計である。
It is this watch that my uncle gave me as a keepsake.
これは亡くなった夫の形見としてお受け取りください。
Please accept this as a keep-sake of my husband.
この金時計は私にとって非常に大切なものだ。母が晩年に形見として私にくれたものだから。
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).