Vocab Info

N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

(わす)lapse of memory, forgetting for a moment something one knows well, (something) slipping one's mind

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      lapse of memory, (something) slipping one's mind, forgetting for a moment something one knows well

    All Forms

    ど忘れ 【どわすれ】ド忘れ 【ドわすれ】度忘れ 【どわすれ】

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    • Pitch Accent

    • Anime Top 39,700

    Examples

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      (かよ)っていた小学校(しょうがっこう)名前(なまえ)(わす)してしまった。

      I completely forgot the name of the elementary school I used to attend, it just slipped my mind. {lapse of memory, forgetting for a moment something one knows well, (something) slipping one's mind}

      • N1

      知人(ちじん)名前(なまえ)(わす)したが、()ぐにまた(おも)()すだろう。

      I've had a lapse of memory and forgotten the name of an acquaintance, but I'll probably remember it again soon. {lapse of memory, forgetting for a moment something one knows well, (something) slipping one's mind}

      • N1

      取引(とりひき)(さき)(ひと)名前(なまえ)(わす)するという失態(しったい)(おか)してしまいました。

      I committed the blunder of completely forgetting the name of the person from our client company, a classic lapse of memory. {lapse of memory, forgetting for a moment something one knows well, (something) slipping one's mind}

      • N1

      (きゃく):「これはいくら?」店員(てんいん):「えっと…(わす)してしまい…すみません!」

      Customer: "How much is this?" Clerk: "Um... I've had a lapse of memory... I'm sorry!" {lapse of memory, forgetting for a moment something one knows well, (something) slipping one's mind}

      • N1

      (ぼく)名前(なまえ)(わす)した友達(ともだち)(ぼく)(こえ)をかけるにかけられない状況(じょうきょう)(おちい)っていました。

      My friend who had a lapse of memory and forgot my name was in a situation where he couldn't call out to me. {lapse of memory, forgetting for a moment something one knows well, (something) slipping one's mind}

      • N1
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