忘 — forget
わすれる
忘
forget
Grade 6
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
7 strokes
mind
U+5FD8
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #1129
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #597
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- forget
word
わす wasu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
ほう ・ぼう hou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Components
Composed of
Compound ideograph (会意). 亡 (perish/absent) over 心 (heart). To forget — when something perishes from the heart-mind.