JLPT N2 Upper Intermediate
記す
To formally record, write down, inscribe, or commit to memory
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Other forms
記します polite form
記した plain past
記して te-form
記される passive
誌す uncommon
識す uncommon
1 Verb (Godan, transitive)
To write down / To record
Refers to recording facts, events, or details in text specifically to preserve them for the future.
Example
この 本 に は 、 当時 の 文化 が 詳しく 記されて いる 。
This book describes the culture of that time in detail.
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2 Verb (Godan, transitive)
To inscribe / To mark
Involves placing a specific mark, name, or sign onto a surface for identification or emphasis.
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3 Verb (Godan, transitive)
To commit to memory
Expresses the act of firmly engraving a lesson, memory, or feeling into one’s mind.
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