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銘じる (めいじる, meijiru) Japanese meaning: stamp | Kotomora
Conjugation 銘じる · ichidan verb
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 銘めい じる 銘めい じない Polite 銘めい じます 銘めい じません Past polite 銘めい じました 銘めい じませんでした Past 銘めい じた 銘めい じなかった Te-form 銘めい じて 銘めい じないで Desire 銘めい じたい 銘めい じたくない Potential 銘めい じられる also 銘めい じれる 銘めい じられない also 銘めい じれない Passive 銘めい じられる 銘めい じられない Causative 銘めい じさせる 銘めい じさせない Causative passive 銘めい じさせられる 銘めい じさせられない Volitional 銘めい じよう Polite volitional 銘めい じましょう Imperative 銘めい じろ 銘めい じるな Conditional 銘めい じれば 銘めい じなければ Tara conditional 銘めい じたら 銘めい じなかったら
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しょう
状じょう
に
受じゅ
賞しょう
者しゃ
の
名な
前まえ
を
銘めい
じる
。
They inscribe the winner's name on the certificate.
This ring is engraved with both of their initials.
Expressions 肝きも に 銘めい じる take to heart; bear in mind; engrave on one's heart Kanji 銘 inscription, signature (of artisan) Related words 銘めい ずる Same meaning; 銘ずる is the older サ変 form, while 銘じる is the modern 一段 form. Both are used, but 銘じる is more common in contemporary Japanese.
刻きざ む More general verb for carving, cutting, or mincing; 銘じる specifically implies stamping or engraving with a lasting mark, often for identification or commemoration.
Written forms 銘めい じる Usage 94%
Standard kanji spelling; the verb is a variant of 銘ずる.
めいじる Usage 6%
Kana spelling is acceptable, especially in informal writing or when the kanji is not needed.
Etymology Developed from 銘ずる through the regular change of medial ず to じ in this class of Sino-Japanese verbs.
