覚(おぼ)え

おぼえ
noun
memory; recollection
cognition
1. memory; recollection
the ability to remember or the state of remembering something; a sense of having experienced something before
そんなことを言(い)った覚(おぼ)えはない。
I don't remember saying such a thing.
彼(かれ)に会(あ)った覚(おぼ)えがある。
I have a recollection of having met him.
身(み)に覚(おぼ)えのないことで疑(うたが)われて困(こま)った。
I was troubled by being suspected of something I had no memory of doing.
2. memo; note; memorandum
a written record made as a reminder or for reference
覚(おぼ)え書(が)きをつける。
To take notes.
会議(かいぎ)の内容(ないよう)を覚(おぼ)え書(が)きにまとめた。
I compiled the contents of the meeting into a memorandum.
大事(だいじ)なことは覚(おぼ)え書(が)きにして残(のこ)しておこう。
Let's put important things down in notes so they're preserved.

The noun form of the verb 覚(おぼ)える (to remember). In sense 1, it refers to the subjective feeling or awareness of remembering something. In sense 2, it refers to a written note or memorandum.

Common patterns

  • 覚(おぼ)えがある: to have a memory of, to recall
  • 覚(おぼ)えがない: to have no memory of, to not recall
  • 身(み)に覚(おぼ)えがない: to have no recollection of doing something (strong denial)
  • 覚(おぼ)え書(が)き: memorandum, written notes

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Related Words

Compare: 記憶(きおく) (memory)
Compare: 思(おも)い出(で) (memories, reminiscence)
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Added 2026.4.8 3:22 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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