明めい記き

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明記する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

clearly state; specify; write clearly

Used when something is explicitly written or stated in a document, contract, or instructions. Often used in formal or official contexts.

〈事こと〉を明めい記きするto clearly state/specify something (in writing)
契けい約やく書しょには支し払はらい期き限げんを明めい記きする。
The contract clearly states the payment deadline.
〈場ば所しょ〉に〈事こと〉を明めい記きするto clearly write something in a document/place
説せつ明めい書しょに使し用よう方ほう法ほうを明めい記きしてください。
Please clearly state the usage instructions in the manual.
〈事こと〉が明めい記きされているsomething is clearly stated (in a document)
この点てんについてはガイドラインに明めい記きされている。
This point is clearly stated in the guidelines.

記き載さいN1
記載 means to record or write down information in a document without stressing explicitness, while 明記 specifically emphasizes stating something clearly and unambiguously.
明めい示じ
明示 means to clearly indicate or show something, often through signs or statements in general, whereas 明記 refers specifically to writing it clearly in text.
記き述じゅつN1
記述 means to describe or write about something in detail, while 明記 focuses on stating a fact or detail explicitly and unambiguously.
うたうN1
明記する simply means to state clearly in writing, while 謳う (sense 2) implies a formal or emphatic declaration, often in legal or official documents.

銘めい記き
明記 (めいき) means to state something clearly and explicitly in writing, while 銘記 (めいき) means to keep something firmly in mind; they are homophones written with different kanji and meanings.

Compound of 明 (clear) and 記 (write down). The combination straightforwardly yields the meaning 'to write clearly'.