Word Meaning 忘れ形見

わすれがたみ wasuregatami

忘れ形見 is read as わすれがたみ (wasuregatami) and means orphan.

Meaning

English

orphan
posthumous child
memento (from a dead person)
souvenir
keepsake

Reading

Kana

わすれがたみ

Romaji

wasuregatami

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Synonyms 遺孤,遺子,遺児,親なし,孤子,孤児,みなし児,みなし子 Related Words 遺産,形見,遺物,遺品,故人,死者,死人,仏 Rank 115629 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

形見

かたみ

memento (esp. of a deceased person)

形見分け

かたみわけ

distribution of mementos

見目形

みめかたち

appearance

見忘れる

みわすれる

to forget

忘年会

ぼうねんかい

year-end party

忘れ物

わすれもの

leaving something behind

忘れる

わすれる

to forget

忘れ去る

わすれさる

to forget completely

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)

忘年

ぼうねん

forgetting one another's age difference

識見

しきけん

views

所見

しょけん

view

Example Sentences

この指輪は、おばあちゃんの忘れ形見なのよ。

This ring is a memento from grandma.