Inscription - Kimei

Japanese: 記銘 - きめい

〘noun〙① The act of accepting new experiences and remembering them. In particular, the correct memorization of linguistic material through repetition. *Mari Ichiban (1884)〈Uemura Masahisa〉vol. 7 "The memory traces which are assumed to exist in the brain" ② To write something down as an inscription. To give a name or phrase to a particular product, etc. Also, that name or phrase. *Lucretius and Science (1929)〈Terada Torahiko〉vol. 1 "It would be fitting to inscribe this on the wall of the smoking room of some scientific research institute."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 新しい経験を受け入れ、それを覚え込むこと。特に、言語的材料を反復によって正しく記憶すること。※真理一斑（1884）〈植村正久〉七「頭脳のうちに存在すと仮定せらるる記銘痕跡は」② 銘として記すこと。特定の商品などに、ある名称や語句を付けること。また、その名や語句。※ルクレチウスと科学（1929）〈寺田寅彦〉一「何処かの科学研究所の喫煙室の壁にでも記銘しておいてふさはしいものである」

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