How to Say ‘To record’ in Japanese
記録する
kiroku suru
[kee-roh-koo soo-roo]
💬 Usage Tip: Dictionary form. In conversation with staff, you’ll more often use polite [記録します].
🇯🇵 In Japan: If you say you’ll [記録する], staff may assume you’ll bring the record next time—so it’s a useful promise to make (and keep).
Phrase Breakdown
記録
kiroku
[kee-roh-koo]
record; log
記録 is “a record/log.” In 記録する, it becomes the object being “done,” meaning “to record/keep a log,” commonly for monitoring results.
検査の数値を毎日記録することが大切です。
It’s important to record the test numbers every day.
する
suru
[soo-roo]
to do
する attaches to nouns to make verbs. 記録する = to record/keep a log (often used for home monitoring).
血圧を記録するために手帳を使います。
I use a notebook to record my blood pressure.
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