- Basic forms
- 記す — to write down; to note; to record / base form
- 記します — (I) write down; note / masu form
- 記した — wrote down; recorded / ta form
- 記して — write down and …; please note / te-form
- 記さない — do not write down / negative form
- 記せば — if (you) write down / conditional
- 記せ・記しなさい — write it down! / imperative
- Other common forms
- 記したい — want to write down / 〜たい form
- 記せる — can write down / potential
- 記せた — was able to record / past potential
- 記せない — cannot record / negative potential
- More
- 記そう — let’s write down; let’s record / 〜よう form
- 記さなかった — didn’t write down / past negative
- 記している — is writing down; recording / progressive
記す(しるす) is a godan verb ending in す, meaning “to write down” or “to record.”
The stem alternates as 記し → 記す / 記します / 記して.
※ Also read as きす in formal or literary contexts.
- 記す — to record; to write down
- 記録 — record / documentation
- 記事 — article / news story
- 記念 — commemoration; memory
- 暗記 — memorization
- 記憶 — memory / recollection
- 明記 — clear statement; explicit mention
- 手記 — personal account / memoir
- 注記 — note / annotation
Compound - tap to expand
- 書き記す — write down; put into writing
記 is formed from 言 (words) and 己 (self), suggesting “to record what one says/knows.” You’ll see it in words about writing, documenting, and memory—like 記録, 記事, and 記憶.