表記|ひょうきhyouki[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbexpression in writing; written representation; notation; transcription; orthography
   日本語にほんごの難むずかしい点てんは文字もじを使つかった表記ひょうきの仕方しかたです。↗

   What is difficult about Japanese is how characters are used in its writing system.
2. noun, suru verb, transitive verbwriting on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face

• Synonym綴るつづるNeutralA verb for spelling or composing text, as in 「英語で綴る」 or 「日記を綴る」; it stresses stringing words together into a piece of writing.
• Synonym書くかくNeutralThe most general verb for writing, as in 「字を書く」; unlike 「表記」, it names the act of writing rather than the way something is written.
• Synonym記すしるすWrittenA written-style verb meaning to write down or record, as in 「名前を記す」; more literary than 「書く」.
• Synonym書き表すかきあらわすNeutralTo express something in writing, as in 「気持ちを書き表す」; it stresses conveying the content, not the written form itself.
• Synonym書字しょじNeutralNoun for the act of writing characters; a term from handwriting education, and rarely used.
• Related筆記ひっきNeutralNoun for writing by hand or taking notes, also used in the written exam 「筆記試験」; stresses handwriting, while 「表記」 is how language is put into letters or symbols.
• Related執筆しっぴつNeutralNoun for writing or authoring a work, as in 「小説を執筆する」; used mainly of writers producing texts.
• Related書き込みかきこみNeutralNoun for an entry or posting, as in 「ネットの書き込み」; writing added onto something, not a way of writing.
• Related作文さくぶんNeutralNoun for writing a composition, as in 「作文の宿題」; used mostly in school settings.
• Related著述ちょじゅつWrittenNoun for authoring books or literary works, as in 「著述業」; a written-style word for professional writing.
• Related揮毫きごうNeutralNoun for writing calligraphy or painting with a brush, often at someone's request, as in 「揮毫する」; used mainly of noted calligraphers.
• Related著すあらわすNeutralTo write and publish a book, as in 「本を著す」; it stresses producing a published work.
• RelatedしたためるWrittenTo write up a letter or document, as in 「手紙をしたためる」; written-style and somewhat old-fashioned.
• Related書き綴るかきつづるNeutralTo write out at length, as in 「思いを書き綴る」; it stresses writing on and on, setting thoughts down one after another.
• Related書き送るかきおくるNeutralTo write and send to someone, as in 「近況を書き送る」; specifically writing a letter to send off.
• Related書き物かきものNeutralNoun for a piece of writing or the act of writing, as in 「書き物をする」; somewhat old-fashioned.
• Related染筆せんぴつWrittenA written-style word for writing characters or painting; covers both and is rarely used.
• Related物するものするWrittenA written-style, old-fashioned verb for composing a work, as in 「一文を物する」.

Use 「表記」 for how language is written out in letters or symbols, as in 「ローマ字表記」, 「価格表記」 and 「表記ゆれ」. For writing in general say 「書く」; for taking things down by hand 「筆記」, and for a written exam 「筆記試験」; for authors 「執筆」; for spelling 「綴る」.

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

1. 記しるすこと。表示ひょうじ。記載きさい。
2. ものの表ひょうに書き記かきしるすこと。また書き記かきしるしたもの。　cf. 標記ひょうき。
3. 言葉ことばを文字もじや記号きごうで書き表かきあらわすこと。また書き表かきあらわされた文字もじや記号きごうのまとまり。