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Kanji Detail for 錄 - "record, document, register"
錄
- Meaning
錄 means "record, document, register."
Record - To write down; to document for preservation.
Register - A written document; recorded information.
Copy - To transcribe; to duplicate in writing.
Govern - To control and manage; to oversee.
Employ - To hire and assign work; to appoint.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
copy; write down; record
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
copy, write down, record
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
surname Lu
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to copy, to record, to write down
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
To copy. As in compiling books, those specifically for copying are called 謄錄. | To record. "The Spring and Autumn Annals records internal matters and abbreviates external ones" is found in the Gongyang Commentary. It means recording domestic affairs while abbreviating foreign ones. | A name for books. As in 語錄 (records of sayings), 言行錄 (records of words and deeds). Meaning recorded and preserved against being forgotten. Registers are also called 錄. As in 徵信錄 (verification record), 題名錄 (roster). | To select. Recording the people and matters worthy of selection. As in 片長足錄 (even a minor talent is worth recording), 量才錄用 (select and employ according to ability). All have this meaning. | To administer. To manage. The ancient official system had 錄尚書事 (Recorder of the Imperial Secretariat).
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