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諳んじる (そらんじる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
ichidan verb, transitive verb
memorize ; learn by heart ; recite from memory
Often implies committing something to memory so thoroughly that one can recite or reproduce it without looking. Somewhat literary or formal; in casual speech 覚える is more common.
科か
書しょ
の
一いっ
節せつ
を
そらんじ
た
。
The students memorized a passage from the textbook.
Written forms 諳そら んじる Usage 33%
Rare kanji spelling using 諳 (not in Jōyō); the word is almost always written in kana.
そらんじる Usage 67%
Standard kana spelling; the kanji form is rarely used.
Kanji 諳 memorize, recite from memory Similar words 暗あん 記き する 暗記する is the common, neutral word for 'memorize'. そらんじる is more literary and emphasizes reciting or reproducing from memory.
覚おぼ える 覚える is the everyday verb for 'remember' or 'learn'. そらんじる is more specific to memorizing for recitation.
Etymology Derived from 空 (そら, 'empty, from memory') + んじる, a classical verb-forming suffix. The kanji 諳 is rare and not in common use.
