於思無思

The expression "於思無思" is a Korean or Chinese character expression that means "I can't remember" or "I have a vague memory." In other words, it refers to a state where something is not completely forgotten, but is not clearly remembered and is only vaguely remembered.

 

 • Meaning:

 o A vague state where you can't remember the memory

 o The appearance of having a vague memory

 o Also used to express vague and ambiguous feelings or longing

 

 • Example:

o The name of a friend I met after a long time was Asamusa.

o I asked a friend I went with last year where the restaurant was because I was Asamusa.

 

• In dialects, it is also written as ‘asamusa’ or ‘asam-asam’.

• There is also a Korean adjective with the same meaning, ‘asam-asam-hada’.

 

Others

• Some use the Chinese character ‘於斯無愧 (eosam-mu-goe)’ to mean “not ashamed in this place” or “upright”, but in everyday life, it is more commonly used to mean “a vague memory”.

 

Summary:

Eosa-musa is mainly used to express “a state of vague memory” and is used in various ways in everyday conversation and literary expressions.