暗 記 力(あんきりょく)

あんきりょく

noun

ability to memorize; powers of rote memory

1. 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(かのじょ)は暗記力(あんきりょく)がある。

She has a good memory for facts.

年(とし)をとって暗記力(あんきりょく)が落(お)ちてきた。

As I've gotten older, my ability to memorize has declined.

試験(しけん)に受(う)かるには暗記力(あんきりょく)だけでなく、理解(りかい)する力(ちから)も必要(ひつよう)だ。

Passing the exam requires not just the ability to memorize but the ability to understand.

暗記(あんき) (memorization by heart) + 力(りょく) (ability). Narrower than 記憶力(きおくりょく): it is specifically about deliberately learning material by rote.

Common collocations

暗記力(あんきりょく)がある / ない: to have / lack a good memory for material
暗記力(あんきりょく)を鍛(きた)える: to train one's memorization ability
暗記力(あんきりょく)が落(お)ちる: for one's memory to decline

Similar words

記憶力(きおくりょく): memory; retentive capacity — broader, covering everything one remembers, not just studied material
理解力(りかいりょく): comprehension — often contrasted with 暗記力(あんきりょく) in discussions of how to study

Related Words

Related: 暗記(あんき)

Related: 記憶力(きおくりょく)

Compare: 理解(りかい)力(りょく) (comprehension)

Compare: 物覚(ものおぼ)え (memory (ability))

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Added 2026.7.30 3:17 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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