- 記録 — record / documentation
- 録音 — audio recording
- 録画 — video recording
- 収録 — inclusion (in a book, broadcast, etc.)
- 登録 — registration
- 要録 — summary record
- 実録 — true record / documentary
- 採録 — 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.
会議を 録音してもいいですか?
May I record the meeting?
試合の 録画を 見たいです。
I want to watch the recording of the match.