籍 family register

竹 (bamboo) + 木 (tree) + 昔 (long ago) Same-ON
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20 strokes
BETA

Onyomi

SEKI

SEXY people tend to have family registers full of SEXY ancestors because of DNA.

Mnemonic

The tree radical has an extra line in it, which I assume makes it the King Tree for being so bad-ass.
Thus;
The bamboo, though humble, is descended directly from the King Tree, since long ago. And it has the family register to prove it!

Jukugo

戸籍(こせき)

family register ★★★☆☆ FP
戸 (door) + 籍 (family register) = 戸籍 (family register)

family register - what Japanese use instead of a social security number for the purpose of verifying their identity.

国籍(こくせき)

citizenship ☆☆☆☆☆
国 (country) + 籍 (family register) = 国籍 (citizenship)

入籍(にゅうせき)

enter in the koseki ☆☆☆☆☆ F
入 (put/go in) + 籍 (family register) = 入籍 (enter in the koseki)

to have your name entered in the koseki (family register)

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
範 standard / the best way to do CAR 車
籍 family register OLD 昔

CARS are a standard way to move,

But you gotta have an OLD family registry, your citizenship to prove.