Word Meaning 忘る (Wasuru): to Lose Something

Meaning

English

to lose something

Reading

Kana

わする

Romaji

wasuru

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 148222 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

忘れる

わすれる

to forget

忘れ去る

わすれさる

to forget completely

忘年会

ぼうねんかい

year-end party

忘れ物

わすれもの

leaving something behind

忘新年会

ぼうしんねんかい

year-end parties (held in December) and New Year parties (held in January)

忘れ形見

わすれがたみ

orphan

忘年

ぼうねん

forgetting one another's age difference

置き忘れる

おきわすれる

to leave behind

忘却

ぼうきゃく

lapse of memory

忘己利他

もうこりた

selflessness

忘恩行為

ぼうおんこうい

act of ingratitude

忘我

ぼうが

trance

Example Sentences

2

初心忘るべからずだ。

You shouldn't forget your original intentions.

初心、忘るべからず。

Always keep your mind as open as when you began.