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住民基本台帳 (じゅうみんきほんだいちょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

住じゅう民みん基き本ほん台だい帳ちょう

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Meanings

1

noun

basic resident register

Official administrative term for the municipal resident registry in Japan, used for issuing certificates and managing resident information.

住じゅう民みん基き本ほん台だい帳ちょうに登とう録ろくされている住じゅう所しょを変へん更こうする。
I change the address registered in the basic resident register.
住じゅう民みん基き

本ほん

台だい

帳ちょう

カード

は

、

マイナンバーカード

に

移い

行こう

し

た

。

The basic resident register card was replaced by the My Number card.

Kanji

住dwell, reside, live
民people, nation, subjects
基fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines
本book, present, main
台pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
帳notebook, account book, album

Similar words

住じゅう民みん票ひょう
住民票 is a certificate of residence issued from the 住民基本台帳, while 住民基本台帳 is the register itself.
戸こ籍せき
戸籍 is the family register recording births, deaths, and family relationships, whereas 住民基本台帳 records current residence for administrative purposes.

Etymology

Compound of 住民 (resident), 基本 (basic), and 台帳 (register, ledger). The term was established under the Basic Resident Registration Act.