forget
N3- Onyomi
- ボウ
- Kunyomi
- わす(れる)
- Stroke count
- 7
- JLPT
- N3
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 忘 down and you get 亡 (vanish / lost) — a figure ducking down out of sight beneath a low cover, and beside it 心 (heart / feeling) — a heart, the seat of how you feel. Picture rows of curved roof tiles overlapping down from the ridge, put 忘 inside it, and let that scene stand for "forget" — forget. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 7
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は7画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 7 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example words
忘れる
wasureru
to forget
忘れて
wasurete
forget — te-form
忘れます
wasuremasu
forget — polite present
忘れました
wasuremashita
forget — polite past
忘れてください
wasurete kudasai
forget — request: please ~
Example sentences (5)
家に傘を忘れました。
いえ に かさ を わすれました。
ie ni kasa o wasuremashita.
I left my umbrella at home.
大切な言葉は忘れません。
たいせつな ことば は わすれません。
taisetsuna kotoba wa wasuremasen.
I will not forget important words.
知識があっても、使わなければ忘れてしまいます。
ちしき が あって も、つかわなければ わすれて しまいます。
chishiki ga atte mo, tsukawanakereba wasurete shimaimasu.
Even if you have knowledge, you will forget it if you do not use it.
復習しないと、すぐに忘れてしまいます。
ふくしゅう しない と、すぐ に わすれて しまいます。
fukushuu shinai to, sugu ni wasurete shimaimasu.
If you do not review, you forget right away.
約束を忘れて、友だちが怒りました。
やくそく を わすれて、ともだち が おこりました。
yakusoku o wasurete, tomodachi ga okorimashita.
I forgot our plan, and my friend got angry.