回想

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 回想 is read as かいそう and is a noun for looking back on past events or for a recollection.
• Basic usage: 回想する describes the act of recalling, while a phrase such as 彼女の回想 can refer to the remembered content.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The act of recalling
  • 旅を回想する means to look back quietly on a journey from the past. Example: 祖父は若い頃の旅を静かに回想した。
• The content of a recollection
  • 彼女の回想 can refer to what she recalls, within which scenes may appear repeatedly. Example: 彼女の回想には故郷の景色が何度も現れる。