忘 means “forget”
わすれる · wasureru
- Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
- わすれる
- On'yomi (Chinese reading)
- ボウ
JLPT N3 · Taught in grade 6 · 7 strokes
The story
Gone (亡) from the heart (心): that is forgetting. Every December, Japanese offices throw a 忘年会, a "forget-the-year party", and station posters warn against 忘れ物, the umbrellas and bags left behind on trains.
Used in 忘れる (wasureru, to forget), 忘れ物 (wasuremono, something left behind), and 忘年会 (bounenkai, year-end party)
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