How to say "registration" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 登録とうろくnoun, suru verb, transitive verbThe default word for registering oneself, one's information, or an entry in a system, such as signing up for a service or having a name added to a register.
- 届とどけnoun, noun (suffix)Really a report or notification filed with an office rather than registration itself; it appears in 'registration' only for such official filings, such as a change-of-address notice.
- 登記とうきnoun, suru verb, transitive verbRegistration in the formal legal sense, entered in an official registry, as with real estate or company records; not the word for everyday sign-ups.
- 書留かきとめno-adjectiveAn abbreviation for registered mail. For 'registration' it is only the mailing sense, so it is seldom the word you want except when sending a letter by registered post.
- 記名きめいnoun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbWriting or signing one's name on something; its link to 'registration' is limited to registering a bond, so for other senses it is not the word to reach for.
Use 登録 for signing up or entering data, 登記 for legal property or company records, 届 for official notifications, and 書留 or 記名 only in their narrow mail and bond senses.
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