Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to recollect, to remember, to reminisce, to be nostalgic for.
  2. to imagine, to guess, to infer. Usually written with kana alone.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
偲ぶ しのぶ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

recollect, remember
しの.ぶ サイ シ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
think
おも.う シ おぼ.す (2nd, N4)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)