忘

JLPT N3

Forget

Readings

On’yomi: ボウ (bō)

Kun’yomi: わす(れる) (wasu(reru))

• わす(れる) – to forget

Structure

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Mnemonic

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Etymology

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Vocabulary

忘れる

わすれる

forget

忘年会

ぼうねんかい

year-end party

忘れ物

わすれもの

lost item

忘却

ぼうきゃく

forgetting

忘我

ぼうが

self-forgetfulness

Example Sentences

約束を忘れます。

やくそくをわすれます。

I forget the promise.

忘年会です。

ぼうねんかいです。

It is a year-end party.

忘れ物です。

わすれものです。

It is a lost item.

記憶を忘却します。

きおくをぼうきゃくします。

I forget the memory.

忘我の境地です。

ぼうがのきょうちです。

It is self-forgetfulness.

Cultural Note

🎍 The phrase “忘年会 (bōnenkai)” literally means “forget-the-year gathering,” showing the Japanese cultural tradition of letting go of the past year’s troubles and welcoming a fresh start.