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。
In order to acquire citizenship, I'm preparing the necessary documents.
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 Jun 17, 2026
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