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As I pointed in the title. What is the correct answer to 国籍. Is it, for
example, Japanese or Japan. I am confused because I found contradictory
translations when I tried to look on the internet. Thank you.
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translation meaning
"国籍" refers to nationality or the country of citizenship?
国籍 means "country", so we say 日本国籍, not 日本人国籍. To have 日本国籍 means "to be
Japanese".
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According to 国籍法 _Japanese Nationality Act_ , 国籍 refers to Japanese
Nationality.

Here is 国籍法 _Japanese Nationality Act_.
<http://www.moj.go.jp/MINJI/kokusekiho.html>

> （この法律の目的） (Purpose of This Act)  
>  第一条 日本国民たる要件は、この法律の定めるところによる。  
>  Article 1 The requirements of Japanese citizenship shall be governed by the
> provisions of this Act.

**English translation of Japanese Nationality Act**  
[http://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/law/detail/?ft=1&re=01&dn=1&co=01&ky=%E5%9B%BD%E7%B1%8D%E6%B3%95&page=1](http://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/law/detail/?ft=1&re=01&dn=1&co=01&ky=%E5%9B%BD%E7%B1%8D%E6%B3%95&page=1)
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国籍 means nationality and it implies that the one who has the 国籍 has a formal
document for it. (籍 originally means "document" e.g. 戸籍)

I think a translation like "the country of citizenship" is used in a sentence
like 国籍は日本です
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