# 籍 family register

竹 (bamboo) + 木 (tree) + 昔 (long ago) Same-ON
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## Onyomi

SEKI | SEXY people tend to have family registers full of SEXY ancestors because of DNA.

## Mnemonic

| The tree radical has an extra line in it, which I assume makes it the King Tree for being so bad-ass. Thus; The bamboo, though humble, is descended directly from the King Tree, since long ago. And it has the family register to prove it!

## Jukugo

戸籍(こせき) | family register ★★★☆☆ FP 戸 (door) + 籍 (family register) = 戸籍 (family register) family register - what Japanese use instead of a social security number for the purpose of verifying their identity.
国籍(こくせき) | citizenship ☆☆☆☆☆ 国 (country) + 籍 (family register) = 国籍 (citizenship)
入籍(にゅうせき) | enter in the koseki ☆☆☆☆☆ F 入 (put/go in) + 籍 (family register) = 入籍 (enter in the koseki) to have your name entered in the koseki (family register)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
範 | standard / the best way to do | CAR | 車
籍 | family register | OLD | 昔

CARS are a standard way to move,

But you gotta have an OLD family registry, your citizenship to prove.