This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

うろ覚え

空覚え、 うろ憶え

Readings

Kana: うろおぼえ、そらおぼえ
Romaji: urooboe, soraoboe
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

vague recollection; faint memory

2

rote memorization; rote memorisation

Kanji

Readings: カク、 おぼ.える、 さ.ます、 さ.める、 さと.る
Meanings: memorize, learn, remember, awake, sober up
Readings: クウ、 そら、 あ.く、 あ.き、 あ.ける、 から、 す.く、 す.かす、 むな.しい
Meanings: empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
Reading: オク
Meanings: recollection, think, remember

Example Sentence

そのことはうろ(おぼ)えに(おぼ)えてはいる。
➥I have a faint recollection of the event.
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