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forgetfulness; amnesia; poor memory
A tendency to forget things easily, or a medical condition involving memory loss. Used both colloquially for everyday forgetfulness and clinically for amnesia.
最近健忘がひどい。
My forgetfulness has been terrible lately.
健忘症の症状が出ている。
Symptoms of amnesia are appearing.
年を取ると健忘が進むと言われるが、脳を鍛えれば予防できる。
It's said that forgetfulness worsens with age, but it can be prevented by exercising the brain.
USAGE:
Often appears in the compound 健忘症 (amnesia, as a medical condition). In casual speech, people sometimes say 物忘れ instead for everyday forgetfulness.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 健忘症 (amnesia)
- 健忘がひどい (terrible forgetfulness)
- 老人性健忘 (senile forgetfulness)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 物忘れ: forgetfulness — everyday term, less clinical
- 記憶喪失: memory loss — more formal medical term