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覚え (おぼえ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N2 Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Meanings 1
noun
memory ; recollection ; familiarity ; experience
Usually used in set-like patterns such as 覚えがある, 覚えがない, and 覚えが早い. It can mean remembering something, having some awareness or familiarity with it, or being quick/slow to learn it.
この
道みち
に
は
少すこ
し
覚おぼ
え
が
ある
。
This road seems a little familiar to me.
Written forms 覚おぼ え Usage 86%
Standard kanji spelling for the noun meaning memory, recollection, learned familiarity, or experience.
おぼえ Usage 14%
オボエ Usage <1%
Kanji 覚 memorize, learn, remember Similar words 記き 憶おく A more general and often more formal word for memory or stored recollection; 覚え is common in practical patterns like 覚えがある and 覚えが早い.
経けい 験けん Means actual experience or having done something; 覚え can imply remembered experience or familiarity rather than the experience itself.
心こころ 当あ たり Means a clue, idea, or suspicion about something; 覚えがある／ない focuses on whether one remembers or is aware of the matter.
Etymology A noun use of 覚える, formed from the verb stem 覚え. The spelling 覚 is conventionally associated with remembering, perceiving, and awareness.
