How to say 'Record' in Japanese | 録

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The Japanese word for Record is 'Roku', written as 録 in Japanese.'Record' in hiragana is ろく.

word

録

Meaning

Record

Reading

ろく

roku

Kanji

録Record

Explanation

The Japanese suffix '録 (ろく)' means 'record' and is commonly used in compound words to indicate a recording or documentation of something. It is often attached to nouns to form new words that denote a record or log of the original noun. For example: a voice recording「音声録」(おんせいろく). A meeting record「会議録」(かいぎろく). This suffix is widely used in both formal and informal contexts, such as in technology (e.g., '録画 (ろくが)' for video recording) or in administrative documents (e.g., '議事録 (ぎじろく)' for minutes of a meeting).

Part Of Speech

suffix

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5367

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 録

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

録

Meaning

Record

Words Related to 録 Through the Kanji 録

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 録 as well.

word

記録

Meaning

Record

word

録音

Meaning

Recording

word

録画

Meaning

Recording

word

録音テープ

Meaning

Recording tape

word

登録

Meaning

Registration

word

付録

Meaning

Supplement, Appendix

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'Roku' means 'Record' .

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