← Back

忘

forget
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingボウ
Kun readingわす.れる
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 6

Meanings

  1. forgetRtK
  1. to forget
  2. to leave carelessly
  3. to be forgetful of
  4. to forget about
  5. to forget (an article)

Popular Usage

忘れる忘れ物

Radicals and components

Radical心heart忄variant㣺variant
Components
How it's built
忘
  • →
    • →
      • →
  • →

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

perish · deceased · top hat (亠) · fishhook · heart (心)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 640

Compound words

忘れるわすれる
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
忘れ物わすれもの
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
忘れっぽいわすれっぽい
forgetful
忘却ぼうきゃく
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
忘年会ぼうねんかい
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
健忘けんぼう
forgetfulness
胴忘どうわすれ
lapse of memory
備忘びぼう
reminder
ど忘れどわすれ
lapse of memory
ド忘れどわすれ
lapse of memory
健忘症けんぼうしょう
amnesia
度忘れどわすれ
lapse of memory
胴忘れどうわすれ
lapse of memory
年忘れとしわすれ
forgetting the hardships of the old year
勿忘草わすれなぐさ
forget-me-not (esp. the water forget-me-not, Myosotis scorpioides)
どう忘れどうわすれ
lapse of memory

Kun Reading Examples

彼は大物政治家になるという野心を忘れたことはなかった。わすれる
He never forgot his ambition to become a great statesman.tatoeba
私は彼女に電話するつもりだったのですが忘れちゃった。わすれる
I meant to call her, but I forgot to.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は忘我の境をさまよっている。
He is wandering around in a trance.tatoeba
彼は忘れるといけないので私の電話番号を書き留めた。
He wrote down my phone number in case he should forget it.tatoeba
彼は忘れっぽくなっていて、そのことでとても悩んだ。
He was becoming forgetful, which bothered him a lot.tatoeba
彼は忘れっぽい。
He is apt to forget.tatoeba
- 家にもどり牛のことも忘れること。
Bogyuzonnin means returning home and forgetting about the cow.wiki
一旦別れたものの忘れる事が出来ない。
Cannot forget Koharu although he broke up with her.wiki

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 忘

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step