手記する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 手記する | 手記しない |
| Polite | 手記します | 手記しません |
| Past polite | 手記しました | 手記しませんでした |
| Past | 手記した | 手記しなかった |
| Te-form | 手記して | 手記しないで |
| Desire | 手記したい | 手記したくない |
| Potential | 手記できる | 手記できない |
| Passive | 手記される | 手記されない |
| Causative | 手記させる | 手記させない |
| Causative passive | 手記させられる | 手記させられない |
| Volitional | 手記しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 手記しましょう | |
| Imperative | 手記しろ | 手記するな |
| Conditional | 手記すれば | 手記しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 手記したら | 手記しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
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.
I wrote the main points of the lecture down in my notebook.
机の引き出しから、父の古い手記が見つかった。
An old note written by my father was found in the desk drawer.
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.
被災者の手記を読んで、当時の状況がよく分かった。
Reading the survivor's personal account gave me a clear sense of the situation at the time.
彼女は戦争体験を手記にまとめた。
She put her wartime experiences into a memoir.
I made a note of what was discussed at the meeting.
The atomic bomb survivor wrote a memoir of his own experience.
He left behind a final written account from his sickbed.
The firsthand account about the disaster was made into a book.
The writer published a memoir about her fight with illness.