本籍
honseki
Common
N2
noun
Translations
1.
registered domicile
2.
legal domicile
Notes
In Japan, '本籍' refers to a person's registered domicile, which is recorded in the family register (戸籍). It is not necessarily the place where a person currently lives.
Tags
Examples
彼の本籍は東京にあります。
Kare no honseki wa Tōkyō ni arimasu.
His registered domicile is in Tokyo.
本籍地を変更する手続きを行いました。
Honsekichi o henkō suru tetsuzuki o okonaimashita.
I completed the procedure to change my registered domicile.
本籍は戸籍に記載されています。
Honseki wa koseki ni kisai sareteimasu.
The registered domicile is recorded in the family register.