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籍
Register, Membership
JLPT N2
Interesting Fact
Japan maintains a family registration system called 戸籍 (koseki), which officially records births, marriages, and family relationships. It is a unique part of Japan's legal system.
Memory Trick
Imagine your name being carefully written into an official government register. That record helps you remember 籍 means 'register' or 'membership.'
Readings
Onyomi: セキ (seki)
Kunyomi:
Example Words
戸籍
こせき (koseki)
Family register
国籍
こくせき (kokuseki)
Nationality
在籍
ざいせき (zaiseki)
Enrollment
学籍
がくせき (gakuseki)
Student registration
Example Sentence
彼 は 大学 に 在籍しています。
かれ は だいがく に ざいせきしています。
kare wa daigaku ni zaiseki shiteimasu
He is enrolled at the university.