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Kanji Detail for 忘 - "to forget, to neglect"

忘

  • Meaning

    忘 means "to forget, to neglect." Also associated with to erase.

    1. Forget - To lose memory; to be unable to recall.

    2. Neglect - To overlook; to disregard.

  • Words using 忘

    • 忘年会 ぼうねんかい Listen year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
    • 忘れ物 わすれもの Listen lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind
    • 忘却 ぼうきゃく Listen lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
    • 忘れる わすれる Listen to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of

  • Tattoo check: 忘

    • Verified meaning: to forget, to neglect
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read すえざき, ほうさか, ほうざか, まつざき)
    • Also carries these associations: to erase

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 忘

    Surnames 忘(すえざき)Listen 忘(ほうさか)Listen 忘(ほうざか)Listen 忘(まつざき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    forget

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    forget; neglect; miss, omit

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to forget; to overlook; to neglect

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to forget, to miss, to neglect, to overlook

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To forget. Not remembering. (Mencius) "As for those three, I have forgotten them." Meaning forgetting their names.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    boh(ボウ) ボウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    wasu.reru(わす-れる) わす-れる

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    心 忄 (kokoro・shitagokoro・risshimben)

  • Related Keywords

    forget erase neglect absent-minded amnesia blank dismiss disregard fade ignore lapse lose oblivion omit overlook slip

Sentences including 忘

  • You might have just forgotten.

  • It was careless of you to forget your homework.

  • Remember to lock the door.

  • The man wrote down the name for fear he should forget it.

  • Be sure and call me tonight.

  • I'm running out of laughter.

  • I have no idea where i left my keys.

  • Remember to post the letter.

  • I forgot your phone number.

  • She is always forgetting my phone number.

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