Japanese symbol for “unforgettable”
忘れがたい
わすれがたい
Romaji: wasuregatai
unforgettable; memorable
In Japanese, unforgettable is 忘れがたい, read わすれがたい (wasuregatai).
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
- adj-i unforgettable; memorable
Written forms: 忘れがたい、忘れ難い. Readings: わすれがたい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “unforgettable”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 忘れられない | わすれられない wasurerarenai | unforgettable; memorable; haunting |
| 忘れ得ぬ | わすれえぬ wasureenu | unforgettable |
| 忘れもしない | わすれもしない wasuremoshinai | unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember |
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 |
| 忘れる | わすれる wasureru | to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of |
| 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 “unforgettable”.
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.