台帳(だいちょう)

台帳(だいちょう) refers to an official register or ledger used to record important information systematically.

Writing

• 台(だい) (stand, base, platform)
• 帳(ちょう) (notebook, register, account book)

Types

• 顧客(こきゃく)台帳(だいちょう) (customer register)
• 土地(とち)台帳(だいちょう) (land register)
• 資産(しさん)台帳(だいちょう) (asset register)
• 在庫(ざいこ)台帳(だいちょう) (inventory ledger)
• 会員(かいいん)台帳(だいちょう) (membership register)
• 従業員(じゅうぎょういん)台帳(だいちょう) (employee register)
• 備品(びひん)台帳(だいちょう) (equipment register)

Modern usage

• Originally physical books, now often digital databases
• Still called 台帳(だいちょう) even in electronic form
• データベース台帳(だいちょう) (database register)

Similar words

• 帳簿(ちょうぼ) - more general accounting books
• 台帳(だいちょう) - official records, often government or corporate

Related words

• 帳簿(ちょうぼ) (ledger, account book)
• 登記簿(とうきぼ) (registration book)
• 名簿(めいぼ) (name list, roster)
• 記録(きろく) (record)