手しゅ記き

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

note; memorandum; memo

A somewhat formal word for something written down by oneself, often by hand. As 手記する, it means to write something down or make a note of it; everyday speech more often uses メモする.

• 講こう演えんの要よう点てんを手て帳ちょうに手しゅ記きした。

  I wrote the main points of the lecture down in my notebook.

• 机つくえの引ひき出だしから、父ちちの古ふるい手しゅ記きが見みつかった。

  An old note written by my father was found in the desk drawer.

noun

memoirs; personal account; firsthand account

Used for a written account of one's own experiences, especially in serious contexts such as war, disaster, illness, travel, or unusual events.

• 被ひ災さい者しゃの手しゅ記きを読よんで、当とう時じの状じょう況きょうがよく分わかった。

  Reading the survivor's personal account gave me a clear sense of the situation at the time.

• 彼かの女じょは戦せん争そう体たい験けんを手しゅ記きにまとめた。

  She put her wartime experiences into a memoir.