Hoju

Hoju is a family register system in North Korea and formerly in South Korea. Hoju (Korean: 호주; Hanja: 戶主) means the "head of the family" or "head of the household", Hojuje (호주제; 戶主制) is the "head of the family" system, and Hojeok (호적; 戶籍; McCune–Reischauer romanization: Hojŏk) is the "family register". In South Korea, it was formally introduced in 1953. It is similar to the Japanese koseki, the Chinese hukou and the Vietnamese Hộ khẩu.

Hoju

Hoju is a family register system in North Korea and formerly in South Korea. Hoju (Korean: 호주; Hanja: 戶主) means the "head of the family" or "head of the household", Hojuje (호주제; 戶主制) is the "head of the family" system, and Hojeok (호적; 戶籍; McCune–Reischauer romanization: Hojŏk) is the "family register". In South Korea, it was formally introduced in 1953. It is similar to the Japanese koseki, the Chinese hukou and the Vietnamese Hộ khẩu.