Japanese symbol for “forget”
忘れる
わすれる
Romaji: wasureru
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about
In Japanese, forget is 忘れる, read わすれる (wasureru).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- v1, vt to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “forget”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 失する | しっする shissuru | to lose; to miss; to forget |
| 置き忘れる | おきわすれる okiwasureru | to leave behind; to misplace; to forget |
| 吹っ切る | ふっきる fukkiru | to get over; to forget |
| 見忘れる | みわすれる miwasureru | to forget; to fail to recognize; to fail to recognise |
| 逸する | いっする issuru | to overlook; to omit; to forget |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 忘年会 | ぼうねんかい bounenkai | year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai |
| 忘れ物 | わすれもの wasuremono | lost article; thing left behind |
| 忘却 | ぼうきゃく boukyaku | lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion |
| 物忘れ | ものわすれ monowasure | forgetfulness |
| 忘れ去る | わすれさる wasuresaru | to forget completely; to leave behind |
See also: Chinese symbol for “forget”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.