Quick answer
録 is the kanji for "Record". Its reading is しる.す (shirusu). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Record
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
16 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 録 represents 'RECORD'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of record.
On-reading: ろく — remember this sound by associating it with record. Kun-reading: しる.す.
Example Sentences
会議の録音を確認しました。
かいぎのろくおんをかくにんしました。
I checked the meeting recording.
長年の努力が実を結び、ついに世界記録を更新することができました。
ながねんのどりょくがみをむすび、ついにせかいきろくをこうしんすることができました。
Years of effort finally paid off, and I was able to set a new world record.
Vocabulary using 録
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 25, 2026
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