Refers to a person's legal membership in a nation. Used in official, legal, and everyday contexts.
彼は日本国籍を持っている。
He holds Japanese nationality.
国籍を取得するには試験が必要だ。
You need to pass an exam to acquire citizenship.
nationality (of a ship/aircraft); registration; flag
Used for the country of registration of a vessel or aircraft. Often appears in news or legal contexts.
その船はパナマ国籍です。
That ship is of Panamanian registry.
航空機の国籍は機体に表示されている。
The aircraft's nationality is displayed on its fuselage.
He acquired Japanese nationality.
The ship was a cargo vessel registered under a Panamanian flag.
She holds the nationality of two countries.
He renounced his American nationality.
multiple citizenship; multiple nationality
dual nationality; dual citizenship