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秘密証書遺言 (ひみつしょうしょゆいごん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

秘ひ密みつ証しょう書しょ遺ゆい言ごん

Meanings

1

noun

secret will; sealed envelope will

A will whose contents are kept secret from witnesses; the testator seals the document and submits it to a notary. Used in Japanese inheritance law.

秘ひ密みつ証しょう書しょ遺ゆい言ごんは、公こう証しょう人にんの面めん前ぜんで封ふうをして提出いしゅつします。
A secret will is sealed and submitted in the presence of a notary.

Kanji

秘secret, conceal
密secrecy, density (pop), minuteness
証evidence, proof, certificate
書

write

遺bequeath, leave behind, reserve

言say, word

Similar words

公こう正せい証しょう書しょ遺ゆい言ごん
A notarized will whose contents are known to the notary and witnesses, unlike a secret will where the contents remain hidden.
自じ筆ひつ証しょう書しょ遺ゆい言ごん
A holographic will written entirely in the testator's own handwriting, without notarial involvement.

Etymology

Compound of 秘密 (secret), 証書 (certificate/document), and 遺言 (will). The term is a direct legal designation.