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Kanji 籍: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 籍: enroll, domiciliary register, membership

Key takeaways

Kanji 籍: enroll, domiciliary register, membership. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

enrolldomiciliary registermembership

On reading

セキ

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 籍

enroll, domiciliary register, membership

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

竹 + 耒 + 昔

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

In the past (昔), information about the land worked with a plow (耒) and the people living there was recorded on bamboo (竹) strips. This became the origin of official registers and enrollment (籍).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

セキ
  • 戸籍こせき

    family register / census record

  • 国籍こくせき

    nationality / citizenship

  • 書籍しょせき

    book / publication

Commonly used words

  • 戸籍
    こせき

    family register / census record

  • 国籍
    こくせき

    nationality / citizenship

  • 書籍
    しょせき

    book / publication

Example sentences

Example 1

を確認してもらいました。

Translation

I had my family register checked.

Example 2

新しい戸を作る必要があります。

Translation

It is necessary to create a new family register.

Example 3

彼の国はアメリカです。

Translation

His nationality is American.

Example 4

日本に住む外国人は国が違います。

Translation

Foreigners living in Japan have different nationalities.

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