記録(きろく)

きろく
noun
record, document
action
1. record, documentation
A written account of events or information preserved for reference.
会議(かいぎ)の記録(きろく)を取(と)った。
I took notes of the meeting.
記録(きろく)に残(のこ)す。
To leave on record.
毎日(まいにち)の体重(たいじゅう)を記録(きろく)している。
I keep a record of my weight every day.
2. record (achievement)
The best performance or highest achievement, especially in sports.
世界(せかい)記録(きろく)を更新(こうしん)した。
They broke the world record.
新(あたら)しい記録(きろく)を出(だ)した。
They set a new record.
彼(かれ)は百(ひゃく)メートルの世界(せかい)記録(きろく)を破(やぶ)って、金(きん)メダルを取(と)った。
He broke the world record in the 100 meters and won the gold medal.

記録(きろく) has two main senses: (1) a written record or documentation of events, and (2) an achievement record, especially in sports.

SENSE 1 — DOCUMENTATION:

SENSE 2 — ACHIEVEMENT:

Common patterns

Functions as a noun and with する as a verb (記録(きろく)する = to record).

Related Words

Related: 台帳(だいちょう) (register)
Related: 計上(けいじょう) (recording)
Compare: 文書化(ぶんしょか) (documentation)
Compare: 日誌(にっし) (daily log)
Compare: タイム (time (recorded))
Compare: 棋譜(きふ) (game record (shogi, go, chess))
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Added 2026.1.11 21:03 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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