忘 — forget
わすれる
忘
forget
わすれる
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.
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Meanings
- forget
Readings
- On'yomi
- ぼう bou
- Kun'yomi
- わす wasu
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).
ぼう bou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Words by frequency and grade
4 wordsEach dot is a word containing 忘: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 2 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Components
Composed of
Compound ideograph (会意). 亡 (perish/absent) over 心 (heart). To forget — when something perishes from the heart-mind.