証明書
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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
証明書 • (shōmeisho) ←しようめいしよ (syoumeisyo)?
Usage notes
This refers more specifically to an official document used to certify or prove something.
Derived terms
- 価格証明書 (kakaku shōmeisho): a certificate of value
- 資格証明書 (shikaku shōmeisho): a certificate of qualification
- 死亡証明書 (shibō shōmeisho): a certificate of death, a death certificate, a death warrant
- 出産証明書 (shussan shōmeisho): a certificate of birth, a birth certificate
- 卒業証明書 (sotsugyō shōmeisho)
- 身分証明書 (mibun shōmeisho): identification, an identification card, identification papers
- 旅行証明書 (ryokō shōmeisho): travel documents
- 地毛証明書 (jige shōmeisho)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 “証明書
”, in 日本国語大辞典 (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
