登録します（とうろくします、tourokushimasu）
- to register

The Japanese verb 登録します, read とうろくします, means "to register," "to enroll," "to sign up," or "to subscribe." It implies the act of formally adding something or someone to a list, record, or system. The specific meaning depends on the context. 登録します covers a range of situations, from registering for a class to registering a car or a website account. The core idea is the act of official entry or acknowledgment.

⚫︎新しいアカウントを 登録します Translation: I will register a new account. ⚫︎会員として 登録します Translation: I will register as a member. ⚫︎このアプリに 登録しますか？ Translation: Do you want to register for this app?

You use 登録します when you're talking about the act of registering or signing up for something. ⚫︎It's common when creating accounts online. ⚫︎It applies to enrolling in courses. ⚫︎It's also relevant when signing up for services like newsletters or memberships. It is a polite and versatile verb.

⚫︎The base form is 登録(とうろく) which means "registration". ⚫︎The polite, present/future tense form, which is what is used in the word 登録します, is 登録します(とうろくします). ⚫︎It is typically written using kanji for 登録, followed by hiragana for します. ⚫︎The kanji 登(とう) means "to ascend" or "to register," and 録(ろく) means "to record." ⚫︎Variations in okurigana (the suffix hiragana) are not typical, the structure is standardized.

⚫︎申し込む(もうしこむ) - to apply, to subscribe, to register (often used for applications) ⚫︎サインアップする - to sign up (loanword, more informal) ⚫︎入会する(にゅうかいする) - to join (a club, association, etc.)

⚫︎退会する(たいかいする) - to withdraw, to unsubscribe, to leave (an organization) ⚫︎登録解除する(とうろくかいじょする) - to unregister, to cancel registration ⚫︎外れる(はずれる) - to be removed, to be excluded (this has a broader meaning, related to being removed from a list or system)

ウェブサイトにユーザーネームとパスワードを 登録します。 ・Translation: I will register my username and password on the website. ・Explanation: This sentence demonstrates the typical usage of 登録します when creating an account online.

このイベントに 登録しますには、ウェブサイトから申し込んでください。 ・Translation: To register for this event, please apply from the website. ・Explanation: This shows how 登録します is used in the context of an event sign-up and how it can be combined with other verbs like 申し込む.

The word 登録 is a compound word formed from two kanji. 登 (to) means "to ascend" or "to record," and 録 (roku) means "to record." Thus, the meaning of 登録 reflects the idea of "recording something by ascending" or "making a record." します(shimasu) is the polite verb conjugation "to do." Therefore, 登録します originates from the combination of kanji that describe the process of registration and the verb "to do" in a polite form.