JLPT N2 · 20 strokes
Kanji 籍: "enroll, domiciliary register, membership"
The kanji 籍 means "enroll, domiciliary register, membership". It is written with 20 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read セキ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
セキ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | enroll, domiciliary register, membership |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 20 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 907 of 2,501 |
Common words with 籍
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 書籍book; publication
- 戸籍family register · census
- 在籍being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
- 籍one's family register; one's domicile · nationality
- 国籍nationality; citizenship · nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
- 電子書籍ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
- 移籍transfer (of one's name into another family register) · transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
- 籍を置くto be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
- 入籍registering (a marriage, etc.) in the family register
- 籍を入れるto have a name entered in the family register
- 書籍化novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book
- 除籍removing a name · expelling (e.g. from school); decommissioning
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