(しゅうろく)

しゅうろく
noun, suru verb
recording (TV/audio); inclusion; compilation
1. recording (TV show, audio)
the process of recording a television program, radio show, or audio content
番組(ばんぐみ)収録(しゅうろく)がある。
There's a TV show recording.
公開(こうかい)収録(しゅうろく)参加(さんか)した。
I attended a public recording.
収録(しゅうろく)(あさ)から(よる)まで(つづ)いた。
The recording went on from morning until night.
2. inclusion; compilation
including or compiling content in a book, album, or collection
このアルバムには新曲(しんきょく)収録(しゅうろく)されている。
This album includes new songs.
辞書(じしょ)収録(しゅうろく)されている語彙(ごい)
Vocabulary included in the dictionary.
全曲(ぜんきょく)収録(しゅうろく)のベストアルバム。
A best-of album with all tracks included.

FORMATION:
(しゅう) (collect, gather) + (ろく) (record) → collect and record

VERB FORM:
収録(しゅうろく)する (to record, to include)

RELATED COMPOUNDS:

  • 公開(こうかい)収録(しゅうろく) (public recording with audience)
  • 収録(しゅうろく)(きょく) (recorded/included track)
  • 収録(しゅうろく)語数(ごすう) (number of entries - for dictionaries)

RELATED WORDS:

  • 録画(ろくが) (video recording)
  • 録音(ろくおん) (audio recording)
  • 生放送(なまほうそう) (live broadcast - opposite)

DISTINCTION:
収録(しゅうろく) often implies recording for later broadcast (pre-recorded), as opposed to 生放送(なまほうそう) (live). For music, 収録(しゅうろく) implies the song is included on an album or compilation.