銘記|めいきmeiki[1]atamadaka (head-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbkeep in mind; take note of; remember
    お言葉ことばを心こころに銘記めいきいたします。↗
    I will bear your words in mind.
Conjugation
Dictionary form銘記する(めいきする)
Polite (masu)銘記します(めいきします)
Negative (nai)銘記しない(めいきしない)
polite (masen)銘記しません(めいきしません)
classical zu / nu銘記せず・銘記せぬ(めいきせず・めいきせぬ)
Past (ta)銘記した(めいきした)
polite (mashita)銘記しました(めいきしました)
Past negative (nakatta)銘記しなかった(めいきしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)銘記しませんでした(めいきしませんでした)
Te form銘記して(めいきして)
Potential銘記できる(めいきできる)
Passive銘記される(めいきされる)
Causative銘記させる(めいきさせる)
Causative passive銘記させられる(めいきさせられる)
Conditional (ba)銘記すれば(めいきすれば)
tara銘記したら(めいきしたら)
Volitional銘記しよう(めいきしよう)
polite (mashou)銘記しましょう(めいきしましょう)
Imperative銘記しろ(めいきしろ)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym記憶きおくNeutralMemory in the general sense — what you remember or keep stored; it does not carry the solemn nuance of firmly engraving something on the heart.
  • Related記すしるすNeutralA verb for writing things down or describing them, and for inscribing or marking; 「銘記」 is engraving something in the heart so as never to forget it.
  • Antonym忘却ぼうきゃくWrittenA written, formal word for forgetting something completely; the direct opposite of 「銘記」, which is keeping it firmly in mind.

Use 「銘記する」 for solemnly keeping something in mind, often as 「心に銘記する」; for ordinary remembering use 「覚える」 or 「記憶する」; the opposite is 「忘却」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 心こころに深ふかく刻きざみ、忘わすれないこと。
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