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懐かしい

なつかしい

i-adjective

Meanings

1dear
2desired
3missed
4dear (old)
5fondly remembered
6beloved

Example sentence

懐かしい１２小節のブルース。

There go the twelve bars blues.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

懐Pocket, Feelings, Heart16 strokes

More words with 懐

懐疑かいぎ · doubt 懐かしむなつかしむ · to yearn (for)懐くなつく · to become emotionally attachedN1 懐ふところ · inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono)

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