来らい客きゃく芳ほう名めい録ろく

Meanings

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noun

guest book; visitors' book

A formal register for recording the names of visitors, often used at events, hotels, or official receptions.

受うけ付つけに来らい客きゃく芳ほう名めい録ろくが置おいてありますので、ご記き入にゅうください。
There is a guest book at the reception desk, so please sign it.

name, noted, distinguished

録record

Similar words

芳ほう名めい録ろく
芳名録 is a general term for a register of names, while 来客芳名録 specifically refers to a guest book for visitors.
記き帳ちょう台だい
記帳台 is the physical desk or table where a guest book is placed, not the book itself.

Etymology

Compound of 来客 (visitor) + 芳名 (esteemed name) + 録 (record). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common pattern for formal registers.