健忘(けんぼう)

けんぼう
noun
forgetfulness; amnesia
formalhealthcognition
1. 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(さいきん)健忘(けんぼう)がひどい。
My forgetfulness has been terrible lately.
健忘症(けんぼうしょう)の症状(しょうじょう)が出(で)ている。
Symptoms of amnesia are appearing.
年(とし)を取(と)ると健忘(けんぼう)が進(すす)むと言(い)われるが、脳(のう)を鍛(きた)えれば予防(よぼう)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(けんぼうしょう) (amnesia, as a medical condition). In casual speech, people sometimes say 物忘(ものわす)れ instead for everyday forgetfulness.

Common collocations

  • 健忘症(けんぼうしょう) (amnesia)
  • 健忘(けんぼう)がひどい (terrible forgetfulness)
  • 老人性(ろうじんせい)健忘(けんぼう) (senile forgetfulness)

Similar words

Related Words

Synonym: 物忘(ものわす)れ (forgetfulness (everyday))
Compare: 忘却(ぼうきゃく) (forgetting)
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