• 記録きろく — record, documentation
• 録音ろくおん — audio recording
• 録画ろくが — video recording
• 収録しゅうろく — inclusion (in a book, broadcast, etc.)
• 登録とうろく — registration
• 要録ようろく — summary record
• 実録じつろく — true record / documentary
• 採録さいろく — transcription

The kanji 録 combines the metal radical 金 with the character for “deer call” (録/ロク), conveying the idea of preserving sounds or messages.

It appears in modern terms related to technology — such as recording audio or video — but also in formal written records and transcripts.

会議かいぎを 録音ろくおんしてもいいですか？
May I record the meeting?

試合しあいの 録画ろくがを 見みたいです。
I want to watch the recording of the match.

“ろくおん” means “audio recording.” It’s often used when recording music, meetings, or interviews.
“とうろく” means “registration,” such as signing up for an account or entering your name in a list.