うろ覚え

Japanese

Kanji in this term
覚
おぼ Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
うろ覺え (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

• 空覚(うろおぼ)え (urooboe)
• (proscribed) うる覚(おぼ)え (uruoboe)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) うろおぼえ [ùróóbóé] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) うろお​ぼえ [ùróóꜜbòè] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝɾo̞ːbo̞e̞]

Noun

うろ覚(おぼ)え • (urooboe) 

1. unclear memory; vague recollection; fuzzy memory