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

On’yomi: Kan’on

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

Noun

証(しょう)明(めい)書(しょ) • (shōmeisho)

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
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) (jigeshō meisho)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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[DJR-1] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN