Translation guide
The English word 'registry' can refer to an official list or record, the place where such records are kept, or the act of registering. In Japanese, the translation depends heavily on the context: what is being registered and for what purpose.
To refer to a formal, often government-maintained, list or database of people, things, or occurrences.
General term for a registry or register book. Used for official lists of people, companies, or items.
The company is listed in the commercial registry.
Specifically refers to a legal registry, such as for real estate or corporate registration.
A roster or list of names, often used for membership or attendance registries.
A ledger or registry book, often used for fixed assets or resident records.
To refer to the physical location or administrative office where registrations are processed.
A general term for a registration office or registry.
To refer to the action of recording something in an official list.
The most common term for registration as an action. Can be used as a noun or combined with する to form a verb.
To refer to a list of desired gifts for a wedding or similar event.
A natural way to express a wedding gift registry. Literally 'list of wedding gifts'.
To refer to the configuration database in Microsoft Windows.
The standard term for the Windows registry, borrowed directly from English.
登録 is a general term for registration, while 登記 is specifically used for legal registrations such as real estate, companies, and marriages. Use 登記 when referring to official legal records.
Directly translating 'registry' as 登録簿 for a wedding gift list would be unnatural. Use 結婚祝いのリスト or ブライダルレジストリ instead.
不動産登記簿を確認してください。
Please check the real estate registry.
I added the name to the membership registry.
住民台帳で住所を確認する。
I check the address in the resident registry.
I completed the procedure at the vehicle registry.
Specifically a legal registry office, such as for property or corporate registration.
I go to the registry office of the Legal Affairs Bureau.
Refers to a family registry office, typically a municipal office handling family registers (koseki).
I submit the birth notification at the family registry office.
Registration for the conference has closed.
Refers to legal registration, such as of real estate, companies, or marriages.
The company registration has been completed.
Means 'entry' or 'recording' in a registry, often used in formal contexts.
It is recorded in the family registry.
We created a wedding registry.
A loanword from English, used in some contexts, especially in department stores or wedding services.
We use the department store's bridal registry.
Editing the registry is dangerous.