日録|にちろくnichiroku

1. nounjournal; daily record

• Synonym日記にっきNeutralThe everyday word for a personal diary. 「日録」 is more literary and usually appears as a book title or a formal, public record.
• Synonym日誌にっしNeutralA businesslike daily record kept for reference, as in 「学級日誌」 or a ship's log; more official than a personal diary.
• SynonymジャーナルNeutralA loanword mostly meaning a periodical or magazine; in the record sense it appears mainly in accounting ledgers.
• RelatedログNeutralA loanword used mostly for computer or system logs; it can also mean a log in the sense of a tree trunk.

For a personal diary use 「日記」; for work or official daily records use 「日誌」; for computer logs use 「ログ」. 「日録」 is literary and mostly seen in book titles like 「〜日録」.

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1. 毎日まいにちの出来事できごとや思おもったことを記録きろくした本ほん。