Kanji

忘

忘

forget

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

心部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ボウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

わすれる

Common Readings

ボウ, わす…れる

Example sentences

忘れる わすれる
約束 を 忘れて しまった

I forgot about the promise.

しまう しまう
大切な 約束 を 忘れて しまった

I (unfortunately) forgot an important promise.

忘れ物 わすれもの
電車 に 忘れ物 を してしまった 。

I accidentally left something behind on the train.

戻る もどる
忘れ物 を 取り に 家 へ 戻る

I'm going back home to get my forgotten item.

我を忘れる われをわすれる
彼 は 美しすぎる 景色 に 我を忘れて 見入っていた 。

He was staring blankly at the scenery, completely losing himself in its beauty.

忘れ去る わすれさる
過去 の 辛い 思い出 を すべて 忘れ去りたい 。

I want to completely forget all the painful memories of the past.

忘却 ぼうきゃく
その 出来事 は 忘却 の 彼方 へ と 消え去った 。

The event faded into the distance of oblivion.

忘れかける わすれかける
その 出来事 を 忘れかけていた 。

I was starting to forget that incident.

呼び覚ます よびさます
古い 写真 が 忘れかけていた 記憶 を 呼び覚ました 。

The old photo awakened forgotten memories.

置き忘れる おきわすれる
バス の 中 に 傘 を 置き忘れてしまった 。

I accidentally left my umbrella on the bus.

Example Vocabulary

忘れる

わすれる

to forget; to leave behind; to lose consciousness of

忘れ物

わすれもの

forgotten item; lost property

言い忘れる

いいわすれる

我を忘れる

われをわすれる

to lose oneself in; to be absorbed; to be entranced

忘れ去る

わすれさる

to forget completely; to leave behind in memory

忘却

ぼうきゃく

oblivion; forgetting

忘れかける

わすれかける

to begin to forget; to be about to forget

置き忘れる

おきわすれる

to leave behind; to forget (something) somewhere

忘れもしない

わすれもしない

忘れ形見

わすれがたみ

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