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忘
On'yomi
ボウ
BOU
Kun'yomi
わす.れる
wasureru
forget
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Component Breakdown
忘=
亡心
亡 + heart
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of perish and heart. Heart perishing.
Symbolism
Forget, oblivion, year-end party. Represents forgetting.
Words & Expressions
Proverbs & Idioms
忘れた頃にやってくる
わすれたころにやってくる
It comes when you've forgotten
Things happen when you least expect them
Poetry
和歌(百人一首) (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))
忘らるる 身をば思はず 誓ひてし 人のいのちの 惜しくもあるかな
Poem #38 from Hyakunin Isshu
右近Ukon
10th century和歌(百人一首) (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))
忘れじの 行く末までは かたければ 今日をかぎりの 命ともがな
Poem #54 from Hyakunin Isshu
儀同三司母Gidō Sanshi no Haha
10th century和歌(百人一首) (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))
ありま山 ゐなの笹原 風吹けば いでそよ人を 忘れやはする
Poem #58 from Hyakunin Isshu
大弐三位Daini no Sanmi
11th century