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簿

register, record book

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes19

Readings

On'yomi

  • ボ

Kun'yomi

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Meaning

簿 centers on a written log for systematic tracking: a register or record book used to keep official accounts.

Most common words using 簿

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  • 名簿めいぼ
    N1

    register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster

  • 簿ぼ

    register; record book

  • 簿記ぼき

    bookkeeping

  • 帳簿ちょうぼ

    account book; register; ledger

  • 家計簿かけいぼ

    household account book

  • 簿外ぼがい

    unaccounted; off the books

  • 通信簿つうしんぼ

    report card

  • 原簿げんぼ

    ledger; original record; register

  • 出納簿すいとうぼ

    cashbook

  • 乗客名簿じょうきゃくめいぼ

    list of passengers; passenger manifest; passenger register

  • 予約名簿よやくめいぼ

    subscription list

  • 事件簿じけんぼ

    case file

  • 二重帳簿にじゅうちょうぼ

    (illegal) dual bookkeeping; two sets of books

  • 人名簿じんめいぼ

    directory; name list

  • 会員名簿かいいんめいぼ

    membership list

  • 会計帳簿かいけいちょうぼ

    account book; book of account; ledger

  • 会計簿かいけいぼ

    account book

  • 候補者名簿こうほしゃめいぼ

    list of candidates; slate; list of nominees

  • 公簿こうぼ

    public record; public register; official records

  • 出勤簿しゅっきんぼ

    employee's attendance record

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Etymology

簿 combines 竹 (bamboo, used for writing tablets) with 溥, which likely contributes the sound ボ and the idea of spreading or covering, suggesting a broad written record.

Meaning mnemonic

Bamboo 竹 tablets bound together form a register; the bottom part 溥 looks like a spread-out record with water 氵, a field 田, and a hand 寸 keeping things in order.

Reading mnemonic

For ボ, imagine a bow-tied register book: bow -> ボ, and the bamboo cover keeps the records neatly bound.