# 籍 — register; membership

籍 means “register; membership”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 20 strokes. On'yomi: セキ (seki). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 籍 (seki, “one's family register; one's domicile”).

- Meaning: register; membership
- On'yomi: セキ (seki)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 20
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Society 1

## How to remember 籍

Sounds like 昔: both read セキ.

Parts: 竹 bamboo · 耒 plough · 昔 long ago

## Words with 籍

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 籍 | せき (seki) | one's family register; one's domicile |

## More in the “Society 1” set

[派](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/faction/) · [衆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/the-masses/) · [催](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hold-an-event/) · [籍](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/register/) · [祉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/welfare/) · [閥](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/clique/) · [倫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ethics/) · [勲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/medal-of-merit/)

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