忘却 (ぼうきゃく) — lapse of memory

忘却 is read ぼうきゃく and listed as a noun. Meaning: lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion.

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Related words

Other words in the dictionary that share a kanji with 忘却.

  • 忘れる わすれる to forget
  • 忘れ物 わすれもの lost article
  • 忘年会 ぼうねんかい year-end party
  • 返却 へんきゃく return (of something borrowed or entrusted)
  • 冷却 れいきゃく cooling
  • 焼却 しょうきゃく incineration
  • 脱却 だっきゃく ridding oneself
  • 償却 しょうきゃく repayment
  • 棄却 ききゃく rejection
  • 却下 きゃっか rejection
  • 退却 たいきゃく retreat