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registered domicile; legal address
The official place registered in one's family register (戸籍) in Japan. This does not need to be the place where one actually lives, and it can be changed.
本籍地は東京都です。
My registered domicile is in Tokyo.
本籍地と現住所は違うことがある。
The registered domicile and current address can be different.
パスポートの申請には本籍地が記載された戸籍謄本が必要だ。
A family register transcript showing the registered domicile is required for passport applications.
USAGE:
A legal and administrative term unique to the Japanese family register system. The 本籍地 is recorded in the 戸籍 and is needed for official documents like passport applications and marriage registrations. It does not have to match one's actual place of residence.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 本籍地を変更する (to change one's registered domicile)
- 本籍地の記載 (notation of registered domicile)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 住所: address — where one actually lives
- 現住所: current address — one's present place of residence
- 戸籍: family register — the official register where 本籍地 is recorded