Explore 録 in words for keeping information, registering and recording sound or video.

The idea

録 has 16 strokes; follow the linked diagram. Its common reading here is ろく. Learn 記録（きろく）, 録音（ろくおん）, 登録（とうろく） and 録画（ろくが） as complete words.

Patterns to compare
WordReadingExample in context
記録きろくI kept a record of the match.
録音ろくおんI recorded the meeting and listened to it later.
登録とうろくI registered a new account.
録画ろくがI recorded the program and watched it on the weekend.

Examples

  • 試合しあいの記録きろくを残のこしました。I kept a record of the match.
  • 会議かいぎを録音ろくおんしてあとで聞ききました。I recorded the meeting and listened to it later.
  • 新あたらしいアカウントを登録とうろくしました。I registered a new account.
  • 番組ばんぐみを録画ろくがして週末しゅうまつに見みました。I recorded the program and watched it on the weekend.
  • 毎日まいにちの体温たいおんを記録きろくしています。I record my temperature every day.
  • この辞書じしょには多おおくの言葉ことばが収録しゅうろくされています。This dictionary includes many words.

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Watch out

録音 records sound, while 録画 records video. 登録 means registration, not recording a conversation; compare the similar-looking 緑 (green).

Try it yourself

  1. Write the reading of 記録 in hiragana.

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    きろく

    記録 is きろく, a record or the act of recording information.

  2. Write the reading of 登録 in hiragana.

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    とうろく

    登録 is とうろく; it means registration, as with an account.

  3. Choose the kanji for recording sound: ＿音［録／緑］.

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    録

    録 makes 録音（ろくおん）, a sound recording. 緑 means green.

Use it today

Write 録 using the diagram. Cover the table, read 記録 and 登録, then make a sentence with 録音.