# 忘 — forget

忘 means “forget”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: ボウ (bou). Kun'yomi: わす(れる) (wasureru). You'll see it in words such as 忘れる (wasureru, “to forget; to leave carelessly”).

- Meaning: forget
- On'yomi: ボウ (bou)
- Kun'yomi: わす(れる) (wasureru)
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Thinking & noticing 2

## How to remember 忘

The heart (心) gone dead (亡): forget.

Sounds like 亡: both read ボウ.

Parts: 亡 deceased · 心 heart

## Words with 忘

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 忘れる | わすれる (wasureru) | to forget; to leave carelessly |

## Don't confuse it with

[恋](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/romantic-love/) · [忙](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/busy/) · [盲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/blind/) · [妄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/delusion/)

## More in the “Thinking & noticing 2” set

[想](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/imagine/) · [念](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/keep-in-mind/) · [観](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/observe/) · [察](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/perceive/) · [識](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/discern/) · [忘](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/forget/)

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