忘却

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Spelling: 忘却. Reading: ぼうきゃく. Core meaning: oblivion; forgetting.
• Basic usage: Representative examples: 古い約束は長い年月の中で忘却された / 詩人は忘却への恐れを冬の霧に例えた.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Process and state of forgetting
  • 忘却される describes passing out of memory, while 忘却への恐れ is fear of the state or concept of being forgotten. It is not the same as deliberately discarding or deleting something.