記入します（きにゅうします、kinyuushimasu）
- to fill in (a form)

The Japanese word 記入します (きにゅうします) means "to fill in," "to enter," or "to write in" information on a form, document, or other designated space. It implies the act of providing the necessary details requested. This action involves writing or typing information into specified fields. The verb focuses on the act of recording data.

⚫︎申込書に名前を記入します。 Translation: I will fill in my name on the application form. ⚫︎このフォームにあなたの住所を記入してください。 Translation: Please fill in your address on this form. ⚫︎必要事項を記入して、提出してください。 Translation: Please fill in the required items and submit.

⚫︎This word is commonly used in formal situations, such as when filling out applications, forms, surveys, or any document that requires you to provide information. ⚫︎It's appropriate in both written and spoken Japanese. You might use it when giving instructions or when informing someone that you are filling out a form. ⚫︎It can be used in various contexts, from administrative tasks to personal information collection. ⚫︎It can also take polite forms depending on the context.

⚫︎The word is typically written with the kanji 記入 (きにゅう) and the ます-form verb します. ⚫︎記入 is the noun form of the verb, meaning "entry" or "filling in." ⚫︎The verb form is 記入します in its polite, present/future tense form. ⚫︎Other forms are possible depending on tense, such as 記入しました (きにゅうしました) - "filled in" or 記入しません (きにゅうしません) - "will not fill in."

⚫︎書き込む (かきこむ) - "to write in," often used in a more casual way. ⚫︎入力する (にゅうりょくする) - "to input," primarily used for entering data into a computer system. ⚫︎記載する (きさいする) - "to state," "to describe," suitable when you must explicitly provide details.

There isn't a direct antonym. You could consider the opposite action, such as not filling in or deleting the information.

このアンケートに回答を記入してください。 ・Translation: Please fill in your answers on this questionnaire. ・Explanation: This sentence directs someone to fill in the necessary information in the survey.

パスポート申請書に必要事項を正確に記入します。 ・Translation: I will accurately fill in the required items on the passport application form. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the action of filling out the passport application, emphasizing accuracy.

⚫︎記入 is composed of two kanji: 記 (き), meaning "to record" or "to write," and 入 (にゅう), meaning "to enter" or "to put in." ⚫︎します (shimasu) is the polite form of the verb "to do". ⚫︎Therefore, 記入します combines the concepts of "recording" and "entering" to indicate the act of filling in information.