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記す · godan verb (-su)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	記しるす	記しるさない
Polite	記しるします	記しるしません
Past polite	記しるしました	記しるしませんでした
Past	記しるした	記しるさなかった
Te-form	記しるして	記しるさないで
Desire	記しるしたい	記しるしたくない
Potential	記しるせる	記しるせない
Passive	記しるされる	記しるされない
Causative	記しるさせる	記しるさせない
Causative passive	記しるさせられる	記しるさせられない
Volitional	記しるそう
Polite volitional	記しるしましょう
Imperative	記しるせ	記しるすな
Conditional	記しるせば	記しるさなければ
Tara conditional	記しるしたら	記しるさなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

write down; note down; jot down

General term for recording information in writing, from quick notes to formal records.

会かい議ぎの内ない容ようをノートに記しるした。
I wrote down the meeting details in my notebook.
彼かれの言こと葉ばを忘わすれないように手て帳ちょうに記しるしておいた。
I jotted down his words in my planner so I wouldn't forget.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

mention; describe; give an account of

Used when writing about something in a narrative or descriptive way, often in formal or literary contexts.

この本ほんには当とう時じの生せい活かつが詳くわしく記しるされている。
This book describes life at that time in detail.
彼かれは日にっ記きにその日ひの出で来き事ごとを記しるした。
He gave an account of the day's events in his diary.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

inscribe; mark; brand

Refers to physically writing or carving something onto a surface, or metaphorically leaving a lasting mark.

石せき碑ひに故こ人じんの名なが記しるされている。
The name of the deceased is inscribed on the stone monument.
歴れき史しに名なを記しるすような偉い業ぎょうを成なし遂とげた。
He achieved a feat that will mark his name in history.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

remember; engrave in one's mind

Used in set phrases like 心に記す or 胸に記す to mean keeping something firmly in one's memory.

先せん生せいの教おしえを心こころに記しるして生いきていく。
I will live my life remembering my teacher's words.
その光こう景けいを胸むねに深ふかく記しるした。
I engraved that scene deeply in my heart.

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Usage patterns

日にっ記きに〈事こと〉を記しるすto write something down in a diary
その日ひにあった出で来き事ごとを日にっ記きに記しるした。
I wrote down the events of that day in my diary.
歴れき史しに〈事こと〉を記しるすto record something in history; to go down in history
彼かれの功こう績せきは歴れき史しに記しるされている。
His achievements are recorded in history.
石せき碑ひに〈事こと〉を記しるすto inscribe something on a stone monument
戦せん没ぼつ者しゃの名な前まえが石せき碑ひに記しるされている。
The names of the fallen are inscribed on the stone monument.
心こころに〈事こと〉を記しるすto engrave something in one's heart/mind
彼かの女じょの言こと葉ばを心こころに記しるした。
I engraved her words in my heart.
〈人ひと〉の名なを記しるすto write down someone's name
参さん加か者しゃは名めい簿ぼに自じ分ぶんの名なを記しるした。
The participants wrote their names on the roster.

Kanji

記scribe, account, narrative
誌document, records
識discriminating, know, write

Related words· 7

書かくN5sense 1
書く is the everyday, general verb for writing anything, while 記す is more formal and stresses deliberately recording or noting information.
記き録ろくN3sense 1
記録する emphasizes preserving data or events for later reference, whereas 記す can be used for a single act of writing something down.
記き載さいN1sense 2
記載する is a bureaucratic/legal term for entering information in a document, while 記す is broader and can be literary or personal.
刻きざむN3sense 3
刻む specifically means to carve or engrave physically into a surface, while 記す can also mean this but extends to writing on paper.

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記き憶おくN3sense 4
記憶する means simply to memorize, while 記す in phrases like 心に記す adds the nuance of deliberately impressing something into one's mind.
したためるN1
記す means to note or record something in writing and is common in written narration, while したためる specifically evokes the careful, formal act of composing a letter or document.
書かき留とめるN2
記す is a more literary word for writing something down, often used in diaries or historical accounts, while 書き留める is more neutral and practical.

Word family

書かき記しるす
write down; record; register

Written forms

記すUsage95%
- しるす
  Standard kanji spelling for all senses. The reading きす is rare and restricted to this form.
- きす
しるすUsage4%
誌しるすUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
識しるす
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
きす

Etymology

The kanji 記 means 'to record' or 'to remember'. The reading しるす is the native Japanese verb for 'to mark' or 'to note down'. The rare reading きす is the on'yomi-based verb form, now largely obsolete.