証明書

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See also: 證明書 and 证明书

Japanese

Kanji in this term
証 明 書
しょう
Grade: 5 		めい
Grade: 2 		しょ
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
證明書 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Probably from Middle Chinese compound 證明書 (MC tsyingH mjaeng syo, literally “to prove, to verify + clear + letter, document”). Compare modern Mandarin 證明書 / 证明书 (zhèngmíngshū) reading zhèngmíngshū.

Pronunciation

Noun

証(しょう)明(めい)書(しょ) • (shōmeisho) 

  1. certificate

Usage notes

This refers more specifically to an official document used to certify or prove something.

Derived terms

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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