証明書

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／证明书 (t͡ɕiᴇŋ^H mˠiæŋ ɕɨʌ, literally “to prove, to verify + clear + letter, document”). Compare modern Mandarin 證明書／证明书 (zhèngmíngshū) reading zhèngmíngshū.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しょーめーしょ​ [shòómééshóꜜ] (Odaka – [5])
• (Tokyo) しょーめーしょ [shòómééshó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːme̞ːɕo̞]

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

• 価格証明書(かかくしょうめいしょ) (kakaku shōmeisho): a certificate of value
• 資格証明書(しかくしょうめいしょ) (shikaku shōmeisho): a certificate of qualification
• 死亡証明書(しぼうしょうめいしょ) (shibō shōmeisho): a certificate of death, a death certificate, a death warrant
• 出産証明書(しゅっさんしょうめいしょ) (shussan shōmeisho): a certificate of birth, a birth certificate
• 卒(そつ)業証(ぎょうしょう)明(めい)書(しょ) (sotsugyō shōmeisho)
• 身分証明書(みぶんしょうめいしょ) (mibun shōmeisho): identification, an identification card, identification papers
• 旅行証明書(りょこうしょうめいしょ) (ryokō shōmeisho): travel documents
• 地毛証明書(じげしょうめいしょ) (jige shōmeisho)