Japanese symbol for “memorization”
暗記
あんき
Romaji: anki
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
In Japanese, memorization is 暗記, read あんき (anki).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vs, vt memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
Written forms: 暗記、諳記. Readings: あんき.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “memorization”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 記銘 | きめい kimei | memorization |
| 空覚え | そらおぼえ soraoboe | learning by heart; memorization |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 暗殺 | あんさつ ansatsu | assassination |
| 真っ暗 | まっくら makkura | pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark |
| 暗号 | あんごう angou | code; password; cipher |
| 暗い | くらい kurai | dark; gloomy; murky |
| 暗黙 | あんもく anmoku | tacit; unspoken; implicit |
| 暗黒 | あんこく ankoku | darkness |
| 記事 | きじ kiji | article; news story; report |
| 記念 | きねん kinen | commemoration; celebration; remembrance |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.