To Remember
To Recall
transitive verb, godan verb
You know that 思う means to think (so 思い is "a thought"). You also know that 出す means "to remove." So, when you remove a thought, you are remembering something. This is a verb, so the verb form of remembering something is to remember.
The reading for this word is the kun'yomi readings. You should know the words 思う and 出す and their readings, so you should be able to read this word if you know those words.
曲を思い出す
to remember a song
父のことを思い出す
to be reminded of one's father
名前を思い出す
to remember a name
たまにプロポーズされた日のことを思い出す。
I sometimes remember the day when I was proposed to.
やっと心理学の先生の名前を思い出した。
I finally remembered the name of the psychology teacher.
この辺りに来ると、小さかった時を思い出します。
Coming to this area reminds me of when I was small.