覚える
おぼえる · oboeru · JLPT N5 · verb-ichidan
to learn
🧠 oboeru: Oh boy, eh? Ru-member it — commit it to memory
覚 is the kanji for awaken and perceive (as in 目覚める, to wake up); える is the verb ending. To learn something is to wake up to it and keep it. Sound hook: oh-bo-eh-ru, oh boy, eh, remember.