# 籍 — Register

Frequency rank 1183 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 伏 (Bow), less common than 菌 (Bacteria).

- On’yomi: せき
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 竹 Bamboo (Kangxi 118)
- Frequency path: Level X of XX

Bamboo slips stacked above a tombstone record names for eternity — this is an ancient register of the dead.

In words:

- 国籍 こくせき — nationality
- 書籍 しょせき — book,publication
- 戸籍 こせき — census;family register

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