名簿|めいぼmeibo[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounregister of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
    名簿めいぼに私の名前なまえも追加ついかしてください。↗
    Please add my name to the list.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym名鑑めいかんNeutralA classified directory of people's or things' names, usually a published book (「選手名鑑」); 「名簿」 is a list of members.
  • Synonym人名簿じんめいぼWrittenWritten/formal prose word for a list of people's names; rare in use — say 「名簿」 in everyday speech.
  • Related一覧表いちらんひょうNeutralAn at-a-glance table or chart (「料金一覧表」); unlike 「名簿」, it is not limited to people's names.
  • Related目録もくろくNeutralA catalogue or inventory (「財産目録」), used mostly for things rather than people.
  • Related台帳だいちょうNeutralA ledger or register of record (「土地台帳」), used for both administrative and business accounts.
  • Related登記簿とうきぼFormalFormal term for the official register recording real estate, companies and the like; mostly legal use.

Use 「名簿」 for a list of members' names and addresses (「卒業生名簿」「名簿に載る」). For published directories of people or things say 「名鑑」, for lists of items 「目録」, for at-a-glance tables 「一覧表」, for ledgers 「台帳」, and for official legal registers 「登記簿」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 名前なまえと共ともに住所じゅうしょなどを書き並かきならべた帳簿ちょうぼ。
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