録
録 — Record
record
On’yomiロク (roku)
Kun’yomiしるす (shirusu)
Kun’yomiとる (toru)
Stroke order (16 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 録
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 記録 | きろく kiroku | record; document; minutes |
| 登録 | とうろく touroku | registration; accession; register |
| 録音 | ろくおん rokuon | (audio) recording |
| 収録 | しゅうろく shuuroku | recording (in a book, the minutes, etc.); printing; including |
| 録画 | ろくが rokuga | (video) recording |
| 議事録 | ぎじろく gijiroku | record of proceedings; minutes |
Study notes
録 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 16 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #546 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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