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Kanji Detail for 録 - "record, register"

録

  • Meaning

    録 means "record, register." Also associated with copy.

    1. Record - To write down; to document for preservation.

    2. Register - A written document; recorded information.

    3. Copy - To transcribe; to duplicate in writing.

    4. Govern - To control and manage; to oversee.

    5. Employ - To hire and assign work; to appoint.

  • Words using 録

    • 記録 きろく Listen record; document; minutes
    • 登録 とうろく Listen registration; accession; register
    • 録音 ろくおん Listen (audio) recording
    • 収録 しゅうろく Listen recording (in a book, the minutes, etc.); printing; including
    • 録画 ろくが Listen (video) recording
    • 議事録 ぎじろく Listen record of proceedings; minutes
    • 記録的 きろくてき Listen record; record-setting; record-breaking
    • 目録 もくろく Listen catalogue; catalog; inventory

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    • Verified meaning: record, register
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read はすみ)
    • Also carries these associations: copy

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 録

    Surnames 録(はすみ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    record

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    copy

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 錄|录[lu4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to copy

  • Onyomi

    tip

    roku(ロク) ロク

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    shirusu(しる-す) しる-す

    to.ru(と-る) と-る

  • Strokes

    tip

    16 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    金 (kane・kanehen)

  • Related Keywords

    record register copy appoint employ govern investigate reveal write list account archive catalog chronicle document file index inscribe inventory log memo note

Sentences including 録

  • The fire is remembered in history.

  • You must record his speech.

  • She set a new world record.

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