noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. failure to recognize someone.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
面忘れ おもわすれ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

mask, face, features
メン おも つら (3rd, N3)
cliff, (厂 variant)
to turn around, to return, to go back
box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)
イ コク (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
forget
わす.れる ボウ (6th, N3)
deceased, the late, dying
ボウ な.い モウ (6th, N3)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
fishhook radical, (乙 variant)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)