強きょう記き

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

good memory; retentive memory

Formal or literary term for having an excellent memory; often used in descriptions of scholarly ability or historical figures. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to have a good memory'.

• 彼かれは強きょう記きで知しられ、一いち度ど聞きいたことは決けっして忘わすれない。

  He is known for his retentive memory; he never forgets anything he hears once.

• その学がく者しゃは古こ今こんの文ぶん献けんを強きょう記きしている。

  That scholar has committed a vast range of ancient and modern texts to memory.