メモ帳(ちょう)

めもちょう

noun

memo pad, notepad

1. memo pad, notepad

A small pad of paper used for jotting down quick notes. Also refers to a simple text editor application on computers or smartphones.

メモ帳(ちょう)に書(か)いておく。

I'll write it down in my notepad.

会議(かいぎ)にはメモ帳(ちょう)とペンを持(も)っていく。

I bring a notepad and pen to meetings.

スマホのメモ帳(ちょう)アプリに買(か)い物(もの)リストを入力(にゅうりょく)した。

I typed my shopping list into the notepad app on my smartphone.

A compound of メモ (memo) + 帳(ちょう) (notebook/register). Originally referred to physical paper notepads, but now also commonly used for digital notepad applications.

Common collocations

メモ帳(ちょう)に書(か)く: to write in a notepad
メモ帳(ちょう)を開(ひら)く: to open a notepad
メモ帳(ちょう)アプリ: notepad app
メモ帳(ちょう)を持(も)ち歩(ある)く: to carry a notepad around

Usage

In the digital context, メモ帳(ちょう) is the Japanese name for Windows Notepad and is used generically for simple text-editing apps on smartphones.

Related words

メモ: a memo, a note (the act of jotting down or the note itself)
手帳(てちょう): planner, pocket notebook (typically with a calendar)
ノート: notebook (larger, bound)
付箋(ふせん): sticky note

Related Words

Related: 手帳(てちょう) (planner, pocket notebook)

Related: ノート (notebook)

Related: 付箋(ふせん) (sticky note)

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Added 2026.2.15 18:12 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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