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.

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