登記簿
tōkiboとうきぼ
The registry record
The official record maintained for each parcel of land and each building, now fully electronic. Land and buildings are registered separately — one reason a house purchase in Japan involves at least two records. People still say tōkibo tōhon (登記簿謄本) for the certified copy you order.
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