forget
忘 centers on the mind losing hold of something: forgetting, failing to recall, or letting a memory slip away.
忘 combines 亡 (to lose, disappear) with 心 (heart/mind), suggesting the mind losing something, i.e., forgetting. The component relationship is straightforward and well established.
When the top 亡 (lost) covers the bottom 心 (heart/mind), memories disappear. Picture a mind with a hole in it, letting thoughts slip away.
For ボウ, imagine a bow (as in bow and arrow) shooting an arrow through your memory, making you forget. Bow -> ボウ, and the arrow pierces the mind.
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
lost article; thing left behind
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
notebook; memorandum; commonplace book
forgetfulness
to lose something
forgetful
amnesia; loss of memory
forget-me-not (esp. the water forget-me-not, Myosotis scorpioides)
forgetfulness
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake
trance; ecstasy; enthusiasm
reminder
forgetting the hardships of the old year
to forget completely; to leave behind
please don't forget; please remember; keep in mind
lapse of memory; forgetting for a moment something one knows well; (something) slipping one's mind
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
detachment from dichotomies; detachment from objectivity and subjectivity