Translation guide
A bookmark can be a physical placeholder in a book or a digital saved link. Japanese uses different words for these, and the verb forms also differ.
The standard word for a physical bookmark. Can be made of paper, cloth, leather, etc.
This bookmark is handmade.
Please put a bookmark in it.
Loanword from English, understood but less common than しおり for physical bookmarks. More often used for digital bookmarks.
This bookmark is made of leather.
A saved link to a webpage for quick access later.
The action of saving a link or marking a page for later.
The most common way to say 'to bookmark' a webpage. Conjugates as a regular する verb.
I bookmarked this page.
I'll bookmark it to read later.
Literally 'to insert a bookmark'. Used for physical books. Not used for digital bookmarks.
I put a bookmark at the page I read yesterday.
Used in some browser interfaces. Sounds more like 'add to favorites'.
Using しおり for a web bookmark sounds odd. Stick to ブックマーク for digital contexts.
I organize my bookmarks.
Please add it to your favorites.
I added this site to my favorites.