Translation guide
A list of names, often for a team, class, or work group. Japanese uses different words depending on the context: a team member list, a class register, a duty schedule, or a simple name list.
A list of people belonging to a sports team, club, or organized group.
General term for a list of names, commonly used for team rosters, club member lists, and official registers.
Please check the team roster.
I made a roster of new club members.
Literally 'member table', a casual way to refer to a roster, especially in sports or informal groups.
I added a name to the roster.
A player directory or roster book, often with photos and stats, used in professional sports contexts.
I bought a professional baseball roster book.
A list of students in a class or school, often used for attendance.
A list showing who is working or on duty at specific times.
Work shift schedule or duty roster, showing employee assignments.
Next week's roster was posted.
Shift schedule, commonly used in part-time jobs and service industries.
Duty roster for tasks like cleaning or monitoring, often in schools or community groups.
I remade the cleaning duty roster.
Any basic list of people's names, without specific context.
There is no single Japanese word that covers all uses of 'roster'. Always choose the term that fits the specific context: team, class, work, etc. Using 名簿 for a work shift schedule would be unnatural.
名簿 is the safest general term for a list of names, but it can sound formal. In casual conversation, メンバー表 or simply リスト may be more natural.
Check the roster and tell me your work days.
社員一覧を更新した。
I updated the employee roster.