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記帳 (きちょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
registration ; entry ; bookkeeping ; signing in
Refers to recording information in a register, ledger, or logbook. Common in contexts like hotel check-in, visitor logs, accounting entries, and official records.
会かい 計けい 係がかり は 毎まい 日にち の 取とり 引ひき を 帳ちょう 簿ぼ に 記き 帳ちょう する 。
The accountant records daily transactions in the ledger.
Kanji 記 scribe, account, narrative 帳 notebook, account book, album Similar words 登とう 録ろく 登録 is broader, used for official registration (e.g., membership, software, domain names), while 記帳 specifically implies writing in a book or log.
署しょ 名めい 署名 means 'signature' as a noun or 'to sign' as a verb, focusing on the act of signing one's name, whereas 記帳 includes the whole process of making an entry in a register.
Etymology Compound of 記 (ki, 'record') and 帳 (chō, 'book, ledger'). The reading きちょう is a standard on'yomi combination.
