(じょせき)

じょせき
noun, verb-suru
removal from a register; expulsion from the rolls
1. removal from a family register
The removal of a person's name from the koseki (family register), which occurs upon death, marriage into another family, or other legal changes in family status.
死亡(しぼう)により除籍(じょせき)された。
The name was removed from the family register due to death.
結婚(けっこん)すると、(おや)戸籍(こせき)から除籍(じょせき)される。
When you marry, you are removed from your parents' family register.
除籍謄本(じょせきとうほん)は、相続(そうぞく)手続(てつづ)きの(さい)必要(ひつよう)になることが(おお)い。
A certified copy of a removed family register is often needed during inheritance procedures.
2. expulsion; removal from membership rolls
The removal of a person from an organization's register, such as being expelled from a school, dismissed from a military unit, or struck from a professional registry.
不正行為(ふせいこうい)大学(だいがく)除籍(じょせき)になった。
I was expelled from university for misconduct.
学費(がくひ)滞納(たいのう)すると除籍(じょせき)になる場合(ばあい)がある。
If you fall behind on tuition, you may be removed from the student rolls.
(とう)���針(ほうしん)(そむ)いた議員(ぎいん)除籍(じょせき)処分(しょぶん)()けた。
A lawmaker who defied the party's policy was expelled from the party rolls.

Compound of (じょ) (remove) and (せき) (register; membership). The word's meaning depends heavily on context — in legal/administrative settings it refers to the 戸籍(こせき) (family register) system, while in organizational contexts it means expulsion.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 除籍(じょせき)処分(しょぶん): expulsion as a disciplinary action
  • 除籍謄本(じょせきとうほん): certified copy of a removed register
  • 除籍(じょせき)になる: to be removed from the rolls
  • (とう)除籍(じょせき)される: to be expelled from a political party

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 退学(たいがく): withdrawal from school (may be voluntary)
  • 除名(じょめい): expulsion, specifically from an organization or group
  • 抹消(まっしょう): deletion, erasure from a record