肝に銘ずる · zuru verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 肝に銘ずる | 肝に銘じない |
| Polite | 肝に銘じます | 肝に銘じません |
| Past polite | 肝に銘じました | 肝に銘じませんでした |
| Past | 肝に銘じた | 肝に銘じなかった |
| Te-form | 肝に銘じて | 肝に銘じないで |
| Desire | 肝に銘じたい | 肝に銘じたくない |
| Potential | 肝に銘じられるalso formal 肝に銘ぜられる | 肝に銘じられないalso formal 肝に銘ぜられない |
| Passive | 肝に銘じられるalso formal 肝に銘ぜられる | 肝に銘じられないalso formal 肝に銘ぜられない |
| Causative | 肝に銘じさせる | 肝に銘じさせない |
| Causative passive | 肝に銘じさせられる | 肝に銘じさせられない |
| Volitional | 肝に銘じよう | |
| Polite volitional | 肝に銘じましょう | |
| Imperative | 肝に銘じろalso written 肝に銘ぜよ | 肝に銘ずるな |
| Conditional | 肝に銘じればalso 肝に銘ずれば | 肝に銘じなければ |
| Tara conditional | 肝に銘じたら | 肝に銘じなかったら |
take to heart; engrave in one's heart; bear in mind firmly
Idiomatic expression meaning to deeply internalize a lesson, warning, or resolution, as if carving it into one's liver (the seat of emotions in traditional Japanese thought). Often used in formal or admonitory contexts.
先生の教えを肝に銘じて、これから努力します。
I will take my teacher's words to heart and work hard from now on.
Let's engrave the experience of failure in our hearts and not repeat the same mistake.