忘
忘 — Forget
forget
On’yomiボウ (bou)
Kun’yomiわすれる (wasureru)
Stroke order (7 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 忘
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 忘れる | わすれる wasureru | to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of |
| 忘れ物 | わすれもの wasuremono | lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind |
| 忘却 | ぼうきゃく boukyaku | lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion |
| 忘年会 | ぼうねんかい bounenkai | year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai |
| 忘れ去る | わすれさる wasuresaru | to forget completely; to leave behind |
| 度忘れ | どわすれ dowasure | lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well |
Study notes
忘 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1129 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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