Meaning

Primary

Nostalgic

Alternative

Nostalgia

Word Type

い adjective

Explanation

This is a single kanji with an on the end, meaning you know it's probably an adjective. What's the adjective form of nostalgia? It's nostalgic.

Reading

なつかしい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is the one you learned with the kanji. Do you remember doing that? Oh man, those were the days. How 懐かしい.

Context

Context Sentences

懐かしい!小さいころ、よくやったよね。

How nostalgic! We used to do that a lot when we were kids, didn't we?

この味、なんだか懐かしい感じがする。

This taste feels kind of nostalgic.

懐かしい曲がスピーカーから流れてきました。

A nostalgic song started playing from the speaker.

Kanji Composition