暗記します（あんきします、ankishimasu）
- to memorize

The Japanese word 暗記します 暗記します means "to memorize" or "to commit to memory." It implies the act of learning something thoroughly and retaining it in your memory, often through repetition or practice. This goes beyond simply understanding information; it requires the ability to recall the information accurately at a later time. The term suggests a conscious effort to store information for later retrieval.

⚫︎試験のために単語を暗記します。 Translation: I memorize vocabulary for the exam. ⚫︎歴史の年号を暗記しました。 Translation: I memorized the historical dates. ⚫︎難しい詩を暗記しますのは大変です。 Translation: It's hard to memorize a difficult poem.

暗記します 暗記します is used in situations where you are actively learning and retaining information. It's often used when talking about studying, learning a new language, preparing for exams, or anything that requires remembering facts, figures, or sequences. It's suitable for formal and informal contexts. You can use it when talking about your own memorization efforts or describing someone else's.

⚫︎ The word is typically written as 暗記します. ⚫︎ The kanji is 暗記, and the hiragana suffix is します. ⚫︎ Other conjugations include 暗記する (the dictionary form), 暗記した (past tense), 暗記しない (negative form), and 暗記してください (please memorize). ⚫︎ There are no variations in okurigana for this verb.

⚫︎ 覚える (oboreru): to remember, to learn. It is a more general term for remembering. ⚫︎ 記憶する (kioku suru): to memorize, to remember. It's more formal. ⚫︎ 丸暗記する (maru anki suru): to memorize by rote (literally, "whole memorization").

⚫︎ 忘れる (wasureru): to forget. ⚫︎ 思い出せない (omoidasenai): can't remember.

先生は生徒に、教科書を暗記するように言いました。 ・Translation: The teacher told the students to memorize the textbook. ・Explanation: This sentence demonstrates the use of 暗記します to describe the action of memorizing the content of a textbook.

彼はプレゼンテーションのために、スピーチを暗記します。 ・Translation: He is memorizing the speech for the presentation. ・Explanation: This example shows the use of 暗記します in a situation where memorization is required for a presentation.

The word 暗記 is a combination of two kanji: 暗 (an), meaning "dark," "obscure," or "hidden," and 記 (ki), meaning "to record," "to note," or "to remember." The combination suggests the idea of "hidden recording" or storing information in the mind, where it is not immediately visible. します is the polite form of the verb する, meaning "to do".