Japanese word

国籍

Pronunciation

Romajikokuseki

Meaning

  • nounnationality

Example

その書類には国籍の記載が必要です。so no sho rui ni wa koku seki no ki sai ga hitsu yō de su

That document must include your nationality.

Illustration for 国籍 (nationality)

More examples

彼は二つの国籍を持っています。kare wa futa tsu no koku seki o mo tte i ma su

He has dual nationality.

Core concept

Nationality expresses a person's recognized membership in a particular country.

Common phrases

  • 国籍を持つkoku seki o mo tsu

    have a nationality

  • 国籍を取得するkoku seki o shu toku su ru

    obtain citizenship

  • 国籍を変更するkoku seki o hen kō su ru

    change nationality

  • 国籍を問わずkoku seki o to wa zu

    regardless of nationality

Similar words

民族minzoku: A people with a shared cultural, historical, or ancestral identity.
市民権shiminken: The status that gives a person legal membership and rights in a country.

Definition in Japanese

個人が国の構成員として持つ、法的な所属国やその資格。ko jin ga kuni no kō sei in to shi te mo tsu hō teki na sho zoku koku ya so no shi kaku

Word origin

国籍 (kokuseki) is formed from 国 (koku, "country") and 籍 (seki, "register"), expressing the country in which a person's national status is recorded.

Usage tips

  • On many forms, nationality asks for a person's country affiliation, while ethnicity refers to cultural or ancestral background, so the two answers need not match.

Other meanings

  • citizenshipnoun

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