暗記・諳記|あんきanki[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N3approx.Common
Which spelling to use
暗記暗記 is the most common written form and the recommended choice for beginners; it is written entirely in kanji.
諳記諳記 is rarely used and is written entirely in kanji; learners will seldom encounter it, so choose 暗記 instead.
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbmemorization; memorisation; learning by heart
    この詩しを暗記あんきしましょう。↗
    Let's learn this poem by heart.
Conjugation
Dictionary form暗記する(あんきする)
Polite (masu)暗記します(あんきします)
Negative (nai)暗記しない(あんきしない)
polite (masen)暗記しません(あんきしません)
classical zu / nu暗記せず・暗記せぬ(あんきせず・あんきせぬ)
Past (ta)暗記した(あんきした)
polite (mashita)暗記しました(あんきしました)
Past negative (nakatta)暗記しなかった(あんきしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)暗記しませんでした(あんきしませんでした)
Te form暗記して(あんきして)
Potential暗記できる(あんきできる)
Passive暗記される(あんきされる)
Causative暗記させる(あんきさせる)
Causative passive暗記させられる(あんきさせられる)
Conditional (ba)暗記すれば(あんきすれば)
tara暗記したら(あんきしたら)
Volitional暗記しよう(あんきしよう)
polite (mashou)暗記しましょう(あんきしましょう)
Imperative暗記しろ(あんきしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym覚えるおぼえるNeutralThe most common word for remembering or learning something; 「暗記」 is the narrower term for being able to recite it without looking at the text.
  • Synonym覚えこむおぼえこむCasualColloquial word for memorizing something firmly or mastering it, as in 「手順を覚えこむ」; the emphasis is on how well it sticks.
  • Related記憶きおくNeutralRefers to what is remembered or to memory itself, as in 「記憶に残る」, and also to data storage; 「暗記」 is specifically memorizing by heart.
  • Antonym忘却ぼうきゃくWrittenA written, formal word for forgetting something completely; the direct opposite of 「暗記」.

Use 「暗記」 when you memorize something so you can recite it without looking at the text. For remembering in general, say 「覚える」; for what is remembered or memory itself, 「記憶」; the opposite is 「忘却」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 書かいたものを見みることなくすらすら言いえるように覚おぼえること。
Kanji in this word

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