How to say "recording" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 収録しゅうろくnoun, suru verb, transitive verbRecording in the sense of inclusion: used when content is taken into a book, minutes, or similar compiled work; the nuance is containment in a publication, not the act of recording.
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbThe loanword for the process of recording sound, especially music recorded in a studio; for 'recording' as an audio activity, this is the word you want.
- 計上けいじょうnoun, suru verb, transitive verbRecording only in the financial sense: including a cost or sum of money in a total calculation. For recording sound or information, this is not the word you want.
- 採録さいろくnoun, suru verb, transitive verbRecording in the sense of transcription: taking material, such as what was said, down into a record. For most everyday senses of 'recording' this is seldom the word you want.
- 記録きろくnoun, suru verb, transitive verbThe general word for a record or for recording information: documenting events, keeping a log, writing minutes. When 'recording' means putting information on record, this is the word you want.無言が記録されたためしはない。↗No silence was ever written down.
Use 「レコーディング」 for recording sound or music, 記録 for records, logs and documentation, 収録 for content included in a book or similar work, 採録 for transcription into a record, and 計上 only for entering amounts in accounts.
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Japanese equivalents
- 収録しゅうろくrecording (in a book, the minutes, etc.)
- レコーディングrecording
- 計上けいじょうincluding (a cost) in a total calculation
- 採録さいろくrecording
- 記録きろくrecord
- 録取ろくしゅrecording
- 収載しゅうさいincluding (in a compilation)
- 録画ろくが(video) recording
- 録音ろくおん(audio) recording
- 撮影さつえいphotography (still or motion)
- 音源おんげんaudio
- 吹き込みふきこみrecording (audio)
- 可視化かしかrecording (a police interrogation)
- マークsetting (a record)
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