What differences are there between the English word "memo" and the Japanese word "メモ"?


What differences, if any, are there between the English word "memo" and the
Japanese word "メモ"?

Does the Japanese word "メモ" have connotations to do with memorisation or
memory that don't exist with the English word "memo"? Also, do native speakers
of Japanese associate the word "メモ" with the English word "memory"?




I don't think that メモ is ever used to mean anything that translates to, or
related to, the English word _memory_. As for me, I have always thought of its
etymology as English _memorandum_ , and every Japanese dictionary I have
states it's what メモ derives from. Connection to memory (apart from the
apparent relationship between memorandum and memory) never occurred to me.

That said, the English word that translates most closely to メモ is often said
to be _note_. notepad.exe from Windows, for example, is メモ帳 in Japanese. メモ is
a small (, usually personal) piece of paper that you write information you
don't want to forget. (or the information you write on it.) If you pass around
a メモ within office, it's most likely a non-official way of communication.




I don't think that メモ is ever used to mean anything that translates to, or
related to, the English word _memory_. As for me, I have always thought of its
etymology as English _memorandum_ , and every Japanese dictionary I have
states it's what メモ derives from. Connection to memory (apart from the
apparent relationship between memorandum and memory) never occurred to me.

That said, the English word that translates most closely to メモ is often said
to be _note_. notepad.exe from Windows, for example, is メモ帳 in Japanese. メモ is
a small (, usually personal) piece of paper that you write information you
don't want to forget. (or the information you write on it.) If you pass around
a メモ within office, it's most likely a non-official way of communication.

