Quick answer
籍 is the kanji for "Register". It is a JLPT N2 kanji. The main reading is せき (seki). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Register
Also : Enroll · Registry
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
20 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 籍 represents 'ENROLL'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of enroll.
On-reading: せき — remember this sound by associating it with enroll.
Example Sentences
除籍になると、大学に通う資格がなくなります。
じょせきになると、だいがくにかようしかくがなくなります。
If you are removed from the register, you lose the qualification to attend university.
国籍を取得するために、必要な書類を準備しています。
こくせきをしゅとくするために、ひつようなしょるいをじゅんびしています。
I am preparing the necessary documents in order to acquire nationality.
Vocabulary using 籍
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 25, 2026
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