The kanji 憶 means "to remember," "memory," or "recollection." It encompasses the act of recalling past events, experiences, or information, as well as the mental storage and retrieval of these memories. It reflects the concept of retaining something in one's mind.

・On-yomi (音読み): オク (oku) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): おぼ(える) (obo(eru)) - to remember, おも(う) (omo(u)) - to think, to feel.

⚫︎記憶 (kioku) Translation: Memory ⚫︎追憶 (tsuioku) Translation: Recollection; reminiscence ⚫︎回想 (kaisou) Translation: Recollection; reminiscing

The kanji 憶 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字). ⚫︎The semantic component is 忄, which is the "heart" radical (りっしんべん, "risshinben") and signifies emotion or the mind. ⚫︎The phonetic component is 意 (meaning "thought" or "mind"). ⚫︎Therefore, 憶 combines the idea of the mind or heart with the sound and the concept of thinking, to indicate the act of remembering.