懐旧

Japanese

Kanji in this term
懐 旧
かい
Grade: S		 きゅう
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

From 懐 (kai, “long for”) + 旧 (kyū, “old”)

Noun

懐旧 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 懷舊, hiragana かいきゅう, rōmaji kaikyū)

  1. nostalgia; longing for the old days

Derived terms

  • 懐旧談 (かいきゅうだん) (kaikyūdan): reminiscences
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