noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. commemoration, celebration, remembrance, memory, honoring the memory of.

noun

  1. memento, souvenir, keepsake.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
記念 きねん
紀念 きねん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

scribe, account, narrative
キ しる.す のり (2nd, N3)
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
self
コ おのれ キ (6th, N1)
wish, sense, idea
ネン (4th, N3)
now
いま コン キン (2nd, N5)
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ あつまる
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
fu
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)