覚え|おぼえoboe[3]odaka (tail-high)

1. nounmemory; sense; experience
   どこかであなたにお会あいした覚おぼえがあります。↗

   I remember seeing you somewhere.

• Synonym物覚えものおぼえNeutralRefers specifically to the ability to learn and remember, as in 「物覚えがいい・悪い」; 「覚え」 is broader, also covering experience, impressions and favor.
• Synonym記憶きおくNeutralThe most general word for memory, covering both memory content and computer storage; 「覚え」 appears mostly in set phrases like 「覚えがない」「覚えがある」.
• Synonym思い出おもいでNeutralMemories of past experiences — the content recalled, often with nostalgia; 「覚え」 concerns whether one remembers or has learned, without emotional coloring.
• Synonym記憶力きおくりょくNeutralSino-Japanese term for the ability to remember itself, used in formal contexts such as tests and science; colloquially one says 「覚えが早い」.
• RelatedメモリーNeutralLoanword mostly for computer memory, also for recollections; it cannot stand in for 「覚え」 when talking about one's memory or experience.
• Related心覚えこころおぼえWrittenWritten/formal: something kept in mind, also a memo or reminder; not much used — everyday speech prefers 「覚え」 or 「メモ」.
• Antonym忘れNeutralThe opposite of 「覚え」, meaning forgetting; mostly seen in compounds like 「物忘れ」「忘れ物」, rarely used alone.

Use 「覚え」 for memory, sense or experience, often in set phrases like 「覚えがない」. For learning ability say 「物覚え」 or, formally, 「記憶力」; for memory content 「記憶」; for fond recollections 「思い出」; for computer memory 「メモリー」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 覚おぼえること。記憶きおくすること。習得しゅうとく。
2. 記憶きおく。経験けいけん。
3. 記憶きおくと照てらして理解りかいできること。こころあたり。
4. 自身じしんの技量ぎりょうなどに対たいする自信じしん。
5. 評判ひょうばん。評価ひょうか。声望せいぼう。
6. 覚え書おぼえがき。備忘録びぼうろく。