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本籍 (ほんせき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun
registered domicile ; legal domicile
Refers to the official address recorded in the family register (戸籍), which may differ from where one actually lives. Often used in legal or administrative contexts.
See also: 戸籍 (こせき)
住じゅう 民みん 票ひょう の 住じゅう 所しょ と 本ほん 籍せき が 異こと なる 場ば 合あい が あり ます 。
Your current address on the resident record may differ from your legal domicile.
Kanji 籍 enroll, domiciliary register, membership Similar words 戸こ 籍せき 戸籍 is the family register itself, while 本籍 is the legal domicile recorded in that register.
住じゅう 民みん 票ひょう 住民票 is the resident record showing where you actually live, whereas 本籍 is the registered legal domicile.
Etymology Compound of 本 (main, original) and 籍 (register, enrollment). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term has long been used in Japanese family registration law.
