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芳名録 (ほうめいろく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

芳ほう名めい録ろく

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Meanings

1

visitors' book; guest register

A book or register where visitors, guests, or attendees write their names, often at formal events, temples, or exhibitions.

結けっ婚こん式しきの受うけ付つけで芳ほう名めい録ろくに名な前まえを書かいた

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I wrote my name in the guest register at the wedding reception.

Kanji

芳perfume, balmy, favorable
名name, noted, distinguished
録record

Related words

芳ほう名めい帳ちょう
芳名帳 is a similar term for a guest book or register, but 芳名録 often implies a more formal or bound volume.

Word family

来らい客きゃく芳ほう名めい録ろく
guest book; visitors' book

Built from

芳ほう名めい+録ろく

Etymology

Compound of 芳名 (ほうめい, 'honorable name') and 録 (ろく, 'record'). The reading ほうめい is a respectful term for someone's name, and 録 refers to a written record.