証明書

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

Etymology

Probably from Middle Chinese compound 證明書 (t͡ɕiᴇŋ^H mˠiæŋ ɕɨʌ, literally “to prove, to verify + clear + letter, document”). Compare modern Mandarin 證明書 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

証明書 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 證明書, hiragana しょうめいしょ, rōmaji 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
• 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

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
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 978-4-14-011112-3