せき

koseki
Common N2 noun

Translations

1. family register
2. census register

Notes

The '戸籍' system is unique to Japan and serves as a family registry, recording births, deaths, marriages, and family relationships. It is an important document for legal and administrative purposes.

Examples

彼は戸籍こせき確認かくにんした。

Kare wa koseki o kakunin shita.

He checked the family register.

戸籍こせきには家族かぞく情報じょうほう記載きさいされている。

Koseki ni wa kazoku no jōhō ga kisai sarete iru.

The family register contains information about the family.

戸籍こせき変更へんこうするには手続てつづきが必要ひつようです。

Koseki o henkō suru ni wa tetsuzuki ga hitsuyō desu.

You need to go through a procedure to change the family register.