How to say "registry" in Japanese

Choosing the right word
  • 登記とうきCommon
    noun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers the legal sense of 'registry': the official registration of real estate, companies, and the rights connected with them. Think of land or company registries.
    この家いえは私の名前なまえで登記とうきしてある。↗
    This house is registered in my name.
  • 記帳きちょうCommon
    noun, suru verb, transitive verbThe act of making entries in a book — keeping accounts, noting things down, or signing one's name, as in a visitor's book. For 'registry' as an institution or record, seldom the word you want.
  • 書留かきとめJLPT N2approx.Common
    nounMeans putting something on record: writing it down or noting it down. Familiar as the postal term for registered mail, but for 'registry' as a record book or institution it is a marginal choice.
    Let me put down your new phone number in my notebook.

Use 登記 for legal registration of real estate or companies, 記帳 for the act of writing entries or signing a book, and 書留 for putting things on record rather than the registry itself.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese equivalents

JLPT vocabulary levels are community estimates, not official (no official lists have been published since the 2010 revision).

Say it right, write it right

Core lookup works fully offline, with cloud pronunciation and one-tap save & review. Free, no sign-up.

Free downloadWindowsFree downloadmacOSDownload on the App StoreGet it on Google Play
MobileiOS / Android

Android

QR code for the Google Play pageGet it on Google Play

Scan it with your Android phone to install, or search for “Tomoshi” on Google Play.

iOS

QR code for the App Store pageDownload on the App Store

Scan it with your iPhone camera to install, or search for “Tomoshi” in the App Store.

Install the browser extensionLook words up on any web page · Chrome / Edge / Safari

Screenshot of a Tomoshi lookup resultScreenshot of Tomoshi lookup results on a phone

Windows macOS Chrome / Edge / Safari extension iOS / Android