Record
Document
noun, verbal noun
Write down a record of the events so we have a record, please. Don't want people to forget about this momentous occasion, when King Felix got his perfect game.
記録 refers to the act of putting something on record or to the record itself. Just like English "record," it can also refer to the best performance or most remarkable event of its kind that's been officially measured and noted, like the record for fastest baseball pitch.
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.
それが、何の記録も残ってないんだよ。
For some reason, there's no record of any of it.
北山さんって、水泳の世界記録保持者なんだって！
I heard that Kitayama-san is a world record holder in swimming!
この本には、太平洋戦争終了後もパラオに残ることを決意した日本兵の証言が記録されています。
This book contains testimonies from Japanese soldiers who decided to remain in Palau even after the Pacific War had ended.