How to say "register" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 登録とうろくnoun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers the action of registering or entering something, such as signing up for a service or recording data. This is the word you want for the verbal sense of 'register', not for a physical record book.
- 音域おんいきnounThe musical sense: the range of pitches a voice or instrument can produce. Use it only when 'register' refers to this compass of sound, not to any record or signup.
- 台帳だいちょうnounA register in the sense of a bound record or ledger, such as a resident or inventory register kept for official reference. Think of a standing book of entries rather than the act of registering.
- 帳簿ちょうぼnounAn account book or register of financial records, typically in business or bookkeeping contexts. Choose it when 'register' means a book of accounts rather than a general list or the act of signing up.
- 原簿げんぼnounA register or ledger in the sense of the original record from which copies are made. It is a more specialized term for an original record, not the everyday way to say 'register'.
For the act of signing up use 登録, for vocal or instrumental range use 音域, and for a written record book choose 台帳, 帳簿 or 原簿 depending on whether you mean a ledger, account book or original record.
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Japanese equivalents
- 登録とうろくregistration
- 音域おんいきrange (of a voice or instrument)
- 台帳だいちょうaccount book
- 帳簿ちょうぼaccount book
- 原簿げんぼledger
- 名簿めいぼregister of names
- 簿ぼregister
- 登記簿とうきぼregister
- 登録機とうろくきregister (e.g. cash)
- 使用域しよういきregister
- 言語使用域げんごしよういきregister
- 書き記すかきしるすto write down
- 帳面ちょうめんnotebook
- 帳ちょうbook
- 声域せいいきrange (of voice)
- レジ(cash) register
- レジスター(cash) register
- 位相いそうregister
- 届けるとどけるto report
- レジストリregistry
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