01
忘れる
わすれる
to forget
Meanings
- forget
Readings
Onyomi
- ボウ
Kunyomi
- わす.れる
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Useful words
02
忘れ物
わすれもの
lost property
03
忘年会
ぼうねんかい
year-end party
04
忘れられない
わすれられない
unforgettable
05
忘れっぽい
わすれっぽい
forgetful
06
度忘れ
どわすれ
suddenly forgetting
Compare Kanji
01憶Pair94%recollection, thinkForgetting and remembering make a clean memory contrast, with the mind at the center of both ideas.02記Meaning89%scribe, accountA written record is what saves something from being forgotten, so the meanings pull against each other well.03念Component83%wish, senseThe heart base points both kanji toward thought and memory, but 忘 turns that inward focus into loss.04亡Component88%deceased, the lateThe top part means loss or death, a fitting visual clue for a kanji about losing something from memory.05心Component82%heart, mindThe small heart underneath is the emotional anchor that keeps 忘 from looking like a plain loss sign.06志Component64%intention, planA heart tucked under another shape appears in both; checking the top part prevents a memory slip.