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籍 enroll, domiciliary register, membership 1 907 20 118 たけ・たけかんむり 形声 Phonetic Japanese father enrolls his student in a well-rounded school: they teach eastern traditions (the way of the bamboo), western traditions (like Christmas trees), and also teach literature (once upon a time).

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セキ 国籍(こくせき): nationality書籍(しょせき): book; publication戸籍(こせき): census; family register S 竹: bamboo耒: come; plough; 3-branch tree radical (no. 127)昔: once upon a time; antiquity; old times 竹 6 (none) enroll Once upon a time, in order to enroll in a Christian school you had to answer a series of questions to ensure that you were really Christian. For example, the principal might show you a picture of a Christmas tree and a picture of some bamboo and ask you which one is most suitable for decoration at Christmas time.

Kanji	籍
Onyomi	セキ
English	enroll, domiciliary register, membership
Examples	国籍(こくせき): nationality 書籍(しょせき): book; publication 戸籍(こせき): census; family register
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	907
Components	竹: bamboo 耒: come; plough; 3-branch tree radical (no. 127) 昔: once upon a time; antiquity; old times
Number of Strokes	20
Kanji Radical	竹
Radical Number	118
Radical Strokes	6
Radical Reading	たけ・たけかんむり
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	enroll
Koohii Story 1	Japanese father enrolls his student in a well-rounded school: they teach eastern traditions (the way of the bamboo), western traditions (like Christmas trees), and also teach literature (once upon a time).
Koohii Story 2	Once upon a time, in order to enroll in a Christian school you had to answer a series of questions to ensure that you were really Christian. For example, the principal might show you a picture of a Christmas tree and a picture of some bamboo and ask you which one is most suitable for decoration at Christmas time.

Christmas Bamboo Tree Enroll Teach Traditions Picture 籍