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 (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

(Tokyo) しょーめーしょ [shòómééshóꜜ] (Odaka – [5])^[1]^[2]^[3]
(Tokyo) しょーめーしょ [shòómééshó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
(Kyoto) しょーめーしょ [shòómééshó] (Heiban – [0])^[3]
IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːme̞ːɕo̞]

Noun

証(しょう)明(めい)書(しょ) • (shōmeisho) ^{←しようめいしよ (syoumeisyo)^?}

certificate

Usage notes

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

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)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (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 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 “証明書”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

[DJR-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-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

[NKD2-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 “証明書”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

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