How to say "list" in Japanese

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  • リストCommon
    nounThe general word for 'list': items written or noted down one after another, such as names, tasks, or things to buy. When you simply mean a list, this is the word to reach for.
    あなたの名前なまえはリストからはずされた。↗
    Your name was dropped from the list.
  • 表ひょうJLPT N3approx.Common
    noun, noun (suffix)Primarily a table or chart: information arranged in rows and columns. It covers 'list' when the items are set out in tabular form, as in a table of figures or results.
    この表ひょうから食たべたいものを選えらべます。↗
    You may choose what to eat from this list.
  • 傾きかたむきCommon
    nounNot a written list at all: this word means slope or inclination, the tilt of something. Its 'list' is the nautical sense of a ship leaning over to one side.
  • 列記れっきCommon
    noun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers 'list' in the sense of enumeration: setting items down one by one. It suits a document or written text that enumerates points or items, rather than everyday lists of things to do.
  • 一覧表いちらんひょうCommon
    nounA list or table that shows all the items together at a glance, giving a complete overview — think of a catalogue or schedule laid out in one place.

Use 「リスト」 for a plain list of items, 表 for material laid out as a table, 一覧表 for a complete at-a-glance table or catalogue, 列記 for the act of enumeration, and 「傾き」 only for a ship's tilt.

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