Related words 簿 is used for formal registers or official record books (名簿 , 帳簿 ), while 帳 is a more general suffix for notebooks and ledgers, including personal ones (手帳 , 日記帳 ).
Word family· 26 name list; roster; register
bookkeeping
account book; ledger; register
public record; official register
ledger; original record; register
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bound book; notebook
off the books; unaccounted
death register; necrology
imperial cortege; imperial procession
case file; incident record
name list; directory; register of names
account book; ledger
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Etymology The kanji 簿 is used to represent the concept of a register or record book. The reading ぼ is the on'yomi.
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