紳士録|しんしろくshinshiroku[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nounwho's who; directory; social register

• Synonym人名録じんめいろくNeutralA directory of names and addresses and the like; not limited to notable people, so its range is wider than 「紳士録」.
• Related人名簿じんめいぼNeutralAn ordinary list of names; unlike 「紳士録」 it carries no nuance of social prominence.
• Related登録簿とうろくぼNeutralA register kept for formal recording, as in 「選挙人名簿」; administrative in flavor, not a who's-who.

For a who's-who of socially prominent people and their careers, use 「紳士録」. For ordinary name lists, 「人名簿」 or 「人名録」 fits; for official registers such as 「選挙人名簿」, use 「登録簿」.

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1. 社会的しゃかいてきに名高なだかい人物じんぶつの名前なまえや経歴けいれきなどをまとめた本ほんや資料しりょう。