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ability to memorize; powers of rote memory
The capacity to commit material to memory by heart, especially vocabulary, formulas, or facts for an examination. Discussed mainly in the context of studying.
彼女は暗記力がある。
She has a good memory for facts.
年をとって暗記力が落ちてきた。
As I've gotten older, my ability to memorize has declined.
試験に受かるには暗記力だけでなく、理解する力も必要だ。
Passing the exam requires not just the ability to memorize but the ability to understand.
暗記 (memorization by heart) + 力 (ability). Narrower than 記憶力: it is specifically about deliberately learning material by rote.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 暗記力がある / ない: to have / lack a good memory for material
- 暗記力を鍛える: to train one's memorization ability
- 暗記力が落ちる: for one's memory to decline
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 記憶力: memory; retentive capacity — broader, covering everything one remembers, not just studied material
- 理解力: comprehension — often contrasted with 暗記力 in discussions of how to study