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Last Updated :2026/07/09

なつかしい

Kanji
懐かしい
Hepburn romanization
Pitch accent
Adjective

懐かしい: dear, beloved, cherished, sweet; missed, longed for, yearned after

When I look at this photo, those summer days feel dear to me.

Word Forms

The basic and commonly used forms of this adjective.

Basic forms
Form Word form Usage
Imperfective form (mizenkei)
Alternative: 懐かしかろ
Used in forms such as karou; mainly literary.
Continuative form (renyokei)
Alternative: 懐かしく
Used in forms such as kute and kunai.
Conclusive form (shushikei)
Alternative: 懐かしい
Ends a sentence.
Attributive form (rentaikei)
Alternative: 懐かしい
Modifies a noun.
Conditional form (kateikei)
Alternative: 懐かしけれ
Expresses a condition with kereba.
Imperative form (meireikei)
Alternative: 懐かしかれ
Rarely used in modern Japanese.
Common forms
Form Word form Usage
Te-form
Alternative: 懐かしくて
Connects clauses with kute.
Ta-form
Alternative: 懐かしかった
Expresses the past with katta.
Nai-form
Alternative: 懐かしくない
Expresses negation with kunai.
Ba-form
Alternative: 懐かしければ
Expresses a condition with kereba.

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