What does 偲ぶ mean in Japanese?

to recollect, to remember, to reminisce, to be nostalgic for, to imagine, to guess

偲ぶ (Shinobu) — to recollect · Japanese Dictionary

しのぶ

Shinobu

偲ぶ (Shinobu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to recollect, to remember, to reminisce, to be nostalgic for”.

godan verb, transitive verbto recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to be nostalgic for
godan verb, transitive verbto imagine; to guess; to infer

故人をしのんで、記念碑が建てられた。
A monument was erected in memory of the deceased.
ミサは、食べたり飲んだりしてイエスキリストを偲ぶカトリックの儀式だ。
Mass is a Catholic ceremony of remembering Jesus Christ by eating and drinking.

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