本籍地(ほんせきち)

ほんせきち
noun
registered domicile; legal address
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1. registered domicile; legal address
The official place registered in one's family register (戸籍(こせき)) in Japan. This does not need to be the place where one actually lives, and it can be changed.
本籍地(ほんせきち)は東京都(とうきょうと)です。
My registered domicile is in Tokyo.
本籍地(ほんせきち)と現住所(げんじゅうしょ)は違(ちが)うことがある。
The registered domicile and current address can be different.
パスポートの申請(しんせい)には本籍地(ほんせきち)が記載(きさい)された戸籍謄本(こせきとうほん)が必要(ひつよう)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(ほんせきち) is recorded in the 戸籍(こせき) 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

Similar words

  • 住所(じゅうしょ): address — where one actually lives
  • 現住所(げんじゅうしょ): current address — one's present place of residence
  • 戸籍(こせき): family register — the official register where 本籍地(ほんせきち) is recorded

Related Words

Related: 戸籍(こせき) (family register)
Related: 住所(じゅうしょ) (address)
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Added 2026.3.14 11:12 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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