きねん
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する)
1. commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
Pitch accent
ねん
Composed of
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
Used in vocabulary (22 in total)
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)
museum (esp. in memory of a person or event); memorial hall
Examples (7 in total)
There was a parade to mark the occasion.
They erected a statue in memory of Gandhi.
The library was founded in memory of the scholar.
The hall was built in memory of the founder.
This monument is in memory of a great statesman.
Thai Air celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.
Today's ceremony marks the 100th anniversary of our school.