目録(もくろく)

もくろく
noun
catalog; inventory; list
formaldaily-lifeculture
1. catalog; inventory; list
A systematic list of items, books, artworks, or other objects, often compiled for reference or record-keeping purposes.
図書(としょ)目録(もくろく)を検索(けんさく)する。
I search the library catalog.
美術館(びじゅつかん)が所蔵品(しょぞうひん)の目録(もくろく)を作成(さくせい)した。
The museum compiled a catalog of its collection.
寄贈(きぞう)された書籍(しょせき)の目録(もくろく)が公開(こうかい)されている。
A catalog of the donated books has been made public.
2. gift certificate; gift list
A formal list presented in place of actual gifts at ceremonial occasions, indicating what gifts will be delivered later. Traditional practice in Japanese gift-giving.
結婚(けっこん)のお祝(いわ)いに目録(もくろく)をいただいた。
We received a gift certificate for our wedding.
賞品(しょうひん)は目録(もくろく)で贈呈(ぞうてい)された。
The prizes were presented as gift certificates.
大(おお)きな家電(かでん)は目録(もくろく)にして後日届(ごじつとど)けてもらった。
The large appliances were listed on a gift certificate and delivered on a later date.

USAGE (Sense 1):
Used in libraries, museums and archives.

USAGE (Sense 2):
A decorative sheet listing gifts or prizes, handed over at a ceremony in place of the items themselves, which are delivered later. Seen at weddings and award ceremonies, and on TV quiz shows when a winner is handed the 目録(もくろく) of their prizes.

Etymology

目(もく) (item) + 録(ろく) (record).

Register

Formal. For an everyday list, リスト or 一覧(いちらん) is more common.

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Added 2026.3.23 21:08 · Revised 2026.10.13 22:40
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