追憶

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 追憶, read ついおく, means recalling and reflecting on the past.
• Basic usage: It is used for childhood recollections in an essay or travel memories recalled at an old station.
  • その随筆は少年時代への追憶に満ちている。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Register compared with 思い出
  • 思い出 is widely used for memories in everyday speech, while 追憶 is a more literary and formal expression for looking back on the past.