To Remember
To Recall, To Be Reminded Of
transitive verb, godan verb
You know that 思う means "to think" and 出す means "to take out." So this is what happens when your brain takes a moment to think and pulls a memory out of storage. It means to remember!
You can shout 思い出した！when you recall your keys are in the fridge. (Again?!) You can also say 母を思い出します when something reminds you of your mom. In Japanese, you usually omit what reminded you of the memory because the important thing is the memory itself, filling your heart with touchy-feelies. Oh, mama!
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.