Japanese Conversation · Level 134
61 words
Japanese word
籍
Pronunciation
Romajiseki
Meaning
- nounfamily register
Example
彼女はまだ親の籍に残っています。kano jo wa ma da oya no seki ni noko tte i ma su
She is still on her parents' family register.
More examples
結婚後、夫の籍に入りました。kek kon go otto no seki ni hai ri ma shi ta
After getting married, I joined my husband's family register.
Core concept
Marks a person's official place in a family or group, either as a recorded registration or as the status of belonging there.
Common phrases
籍を入れるseki o i re ru
enter the family register
籍を抜くseki o nu ku
remove one's name from the family register
Similar words
戸籍koseki: An official record that lists a household's members and their family relationships.
Definition in Japanese
家族関係などを公的に記録した名簿。また、そこに属していること。ka zoku kan kei na do o kō teki ni ki roku shi ta mei bo ma ta so ko ni zoku shi te i ru ko to
Word origin
The noun 籍 (seki, "register") comes from the Sino-Japanese reading of Chinese 籍, which meant a register or record and was linked to records on bamboo slips.
Usage tips
- A family register is not a family tree: it is a legal record of family relationships, so the Japanese noun 籍 (seki, "register") is about official affiliation rather than ancestry alone.
Other meanings
- affiliationnoun