Japanese word

戸籍

Pronunciation

Romajikoseki

戸籍には家族の情報が載っています。ko seki ni wa ka zoku no jō hō ga no tte i ma su

The family register contains family information.

役所で戸籍を取得するには、本人確認書類が必要です。yaku sho de ko seki o shu toku su ru ni wa hon nin kaku nin sho rui ga hitsu yō de su

You need identification to obtain a family register at the municipal office.

Describes an official record that connects people through legally recognized family relationships.

戸籍簿kosekibo: A formal register containing records of legally recognized family relationships and status.

個人の身分関係や家族関係を公的に記録した日本の登録制度。ko jin no mi bun kan kei ya ka zoku kan kei o kō teki ni ki roku shi ta nihon no tō roku sei do

The compound joins 戸 (ko, "household") and 籍 (seki, "register"); together they refer to an official register of family status and relationships.

English speakers may associate family register with a private genealogy, whereas 戸籍 (koseki) names an official Japanese record used to document family status.