忘 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「心」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「心」
- On
- ボウぼう · bō
- Kun
- わす(れる)wasu(reru)
- Meaning
- to forget
Stroke order
Origin
亡 "to vanish" over 心 "heart"; gone from the heart — hence "to forget."
Readings and examples
| Onボウぼうbō | 忘却ぼうきゃく忘年会ぼうねんかい備忘びぼう |
|---|---|
| Kunわすれるwasureru | 忘れるわすれる物忘れものわすれ |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 忘年会ぼうねんかい
year-end party
- 物忘れものわすれ
forgetfulness
- 得魚忘筌とくぎょぼうせん
Example
かさを電車に忘れてしまった。
I left my umbrella on the train.
Idioms with this kanji
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)