書記|しょきshoki[0]heiban (flat)
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- nounclerk; secretary
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbwriting down; putting on record
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 書記する(しょきする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 書記します(しょきします) |
| Negative (nai) | 書記しない(しょきしない) |
| polite (masen) | 書記しません(しょきしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 書記せず・書記せぬ(しょきせず・しょきせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 書記した(しょきした) |
| polite (mashita) | 書記しました(しょきしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 書記しなかった(しょきしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 書記しませんでした(しょきしませんでした) |
| Te form | 書記して(しょきして) |
| Potential | 書記できる(しょきできる) |
| Passive | 書記される(しょきされる) |
| Causative | 書記させる(しょきさせる) |
| Causative passive | 書記させられる(しょきさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 書記すれば(しょきすれば) |
| tara | 書記したら(しょきしたら) |
| Volitional | 書記しよう(しょきしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 書記しましょう(しょきしましょう) |
| Imperative | 書記しろ(しょきしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym秘書ひしょNeutralA secretary who handles a boss's schedule and affairs; 「書記」 centers on record-keeping, documents and general clerical work.
- SynonymクラークNeutralLoanword for an office clerk; 「書記」 puts more weight on keeping records.
- SynonymセクレタリーNeutralLoanword for a secretary, but rarely used; in everyday speech 「秘書」 is the normal word.
- Related書記官しょきかんWrittenWritten/formal prose: the official post of clerk in courts and diplomatic missions; 「書記」 is the broader term.
- Related番頭ばんとうNeutralThe head clerk of a merchant house; 「書記」 centers on records and paperwork.
- Related秘書官ひしょかんWrittenWritten/formal prose: a secretary to a top government official; 「書記」 centers on record-keeping.
- Related右筆ゆうひつWrittenWritten/formal prose: one who drafted documents and ghostwrote letters at a lord's or superior's command; mostly historical, rare today.
「書記」 is for staff in offices and organizations handling records, documents and clerical work; it also names the act of recording, and the post 「書記長」. For a boss's secretary use 「秘書」; court and diplomatic clerks are 「書記官」; a merchant's head clerk is 「番頭」.
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