漢字道KANJIDO

7 strokesRadical

5Elementary year 67 strokesRadical
On
ボウ
Kun
わす(れる)
Meaning
to forget

Origin

ORIGIN

亡 "to vanish" over 心 "heart"; gone from the heart — hence "to forget."

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ボウ忘却・忘年会・備忘
わすれる忘れる・物忘れ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 忘年会ぼうねんかい

    year-end party

  • 物忘れものわすれ

    forgetfulness

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

かさを電車に忘れてしまった。

I left my umbrella on the train.

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