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メモする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

A brief written record or reminder. Commonly used with する to mean 'take notes' or 'jot down'.

〈事こと〉をメモするto jot down (something) as a note
先せん生せいの説せつ明めいを急いそいでメモした。
I quickly jotted down the teacher's explanation.
メモを取とるto take notes
会かい議ぎ中ちゅうはメモを取とるようにしている。
I make it a habit to take notes during meetings.
メモを残のこすto leave a note (for someone)
出でかける前まえに家か族ぞくにメモを残のこした。
Before going out, I left a note for my family.
メモを見みるto look at a note
道みちに迷まよったので、書かいておいたメモを見みた。
Since I got lost, I looked at the note I had written.

ノートN5
メモ is a short, casual note or reminder, while ノート usually means a notebook or more extensive written notes.
記き録ろくN3
メモ is an informal, quick jotting, whereas 記録 is a more formal, systematic record kept for future reference.
覚おぼえ書がき
覚え書き is a slightly more formal or old‑fashioned term for a memo, while メモ is the everyday, casual word.
手しゅ記きN1
メモ is a quick, casual note or reminder, while 手記 sounds more formal and implies something written by the person's own hand.

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手て控びかえ
メモ is the casual, everyday loanword for a note, while 手控え sounds more formal or written.
筆ひっ記きN2
メモ is a casual, often brief note, while 筆記 is the more formal act of writing down spoken or written content in full.
書かき留とめるN2
書き留める can describe deliberate or formal note-taking, while メモする suggests a quick, casual jotting.
控ひかえるN2
メモする means to jot down a quick memo, while 控える can describe writing down slightly more detailed information for later reference.
控ひかえ
メモ is a quick, casual jotting, while 控え suggests a more deliberately kept record for later reference.

メモリー
メモ means a written note, while メモリー refers to computer memory or a personal memory, despite the similar sound.

通つうN1
expert; connoisseur; person in the know · counter for messages and documents · worldly understanding; tact; insight · supernatural powers; magical powers

Loanword from English 'memo', short for 'memorandum'.