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忘却 (ぼうきゃく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
forgetting completely ; lapse of memory ; oblivion
Formal or literary word for forgetting something, letting it pass out of memory, or consigning it to oblivion. As 忘却する it is transitive and often takes を, especially with 記憶, 過去, 出来事, or similar nouns.
戦せん
争そう
の
記き
憶おく
を
忘ぼう
却きゃく
し
て
は
なら
ない
。
We must not consign the memory of the war to oblivion.
Kanji 却 instead, on the contrary, rather Similar words 忘わす れる The everyday verb for forgetting; 忘却 is a more formal noun or suru-verb and often sounds written or rhetorical.
失しつ 念ねん A formal or polite word for having forgotten something, often used apologetically; 忘却 can also mean complete loss from memory or oblivion.
記き 憶おく 喪そう 失しつ Refers to amnesia or loss of memory as a condition; 忘却 is the act or state of forgetting or being forgotten.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 忘, associated with forgetting, and 却, associated with putting away or casting off. The spelling reflects the meaning, but this is a practical component explanation rather than a detailed historical derivation.
