ledger

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 簿 has 19 strokes and denotes a register or a book of accounts.
• Basic usage: 名簿 is read めいぼ, and 家計簿 is read かけいぼ.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Recorded content and associated verbs
  • 名簿には祖父の名前も載っていた means my grandfather's name was also listed in the register.
  • 載る describes a name appearing in a register.
  • 家計簿をつけ始めてから means since starting to keep a household ledger.
  • つける expresses keeping its entries.