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Japanese symbol for “register”

Romaji: touroku
registration; accession; register; entry

In Japanese, register is , read (touroku).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vs, vt registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

ascend, climb up
on: トウ、ト、ドウ、ショウ
kun: のぼ.る、あ.がる
12 strokes · JLPT 2
record
on: ロク
kun: しる.す、と.る
16 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “register”

WordReadingMeaning
めいぼ meiboregister of names; list of names; roll
レジ reji(cash) register
ちょうぼ chouboaccount book; register; ledger
だいちょう daichouaccount book; ledger; register
ぼ boregister; record book

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
とうじょう toujouentrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.)
とざん tozanmountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain
とうこう toukouattendance (at school); going to school
とうき toukiregistry; registration
とうよう touyouappointment; assignment; promotion
きろく kirokurecord; document; minutes
ろくおん rokuon(audio) recording
ろくが rokuga(video) recording

See also: Chinese symbol for “register”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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