記す (shirusu)
記す (しるす, shirusu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to write down; to note down”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- しるす
- Romaji
- shirusu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to write down; to note down; to jot down; to take a note of · godan verb, transitive
- to mention; to describe; to give an account of · godan verb, transitive
- to inscribe; to mark; to brand · godan verb, transitive
- to remember; to engrave (in one's mind) · godan verb, transitive · as 心に記す, 胸に記す, etc.
Example sentences
最新の報告書には、全世界で密輸されているコカインの90%が海路で運ばれており、そのほとんどがスピードボートによるものだと記されている。
In the latest report, it is written that 90% of all the cocaine smuggled in the world is transported by sea, and most of that by speedboat.
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 記す
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 記す | しるす shirusu |
| Polite (~masu) | 記します | しるします shirushimasu |
| Negative | 記さない | しるさない shirusanai |
| Polite negative | 記しません | しるしません shirushimasen |
| Past | 記した | しるした shirushita |
| Polite past | 記しました | しるしました shirushimashita |
| Negative past | 記さなかった | しるさなかった shirusanakatta |
| Te-form | 記して | しるして shirushite |
| Potential | 記せる | しるせる shiruseru |
| Passive | 記される | しるされる shirusareru |
| Causative | 記させる | しるさせる shirusaseru |
| Volitional | 記そう | しるそう shirusou |
| Imperative | 記せ | しるせ shiruse |
| Conditional (~ba) | 記せば | しるせば shiruseba |
Kanji in 記す
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 記す.
日記にっきdiary暗記あんきmemorization記憶きおくmemory記事きじarticle記者きしゃreporter記入きにゅうentry (in a form, register, diary, etc.)記念きねんcommemoration記録きろくrecord記号きごうsign伝記でんきbiography筆記ひっきwriting down記載きさいmention (in a document)記述きじゅつdescription記名きめいsignature
Source: JMdict entry 1223140 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.