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身分証明書 (mibunshoumeisho) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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When checking in at the hotel, I was asked to show identification.
Can I use my driver's license as an ID?
Usage patterns 身み 分ぶん 証しょう 明めい 書しょ を 提てい 示じ する to present one's ID
Please present your ID at the reception desk.
身み 分ぶん 証しょう 明めい 書しょ を 確かく 認にん する to check someone's ID
We check ID at the time of entry.
身み 分ぶん 証しょう 明めい 書しょ を 持じ 参さん する to bring one's ID (along)
Please bring your ID to the exam.
身み 分ぶん 証しょう 明めい 書しょ がない to not have any ID (on hand)
You can't enter the building without ID.
Kanji 身 somebody, person, one's station in life 分 part, minute of time, segment 証 evidence, proof, certificate Related words 身分証 is a casual, spoken-language shortening of 身分証明書, used the same way in everyday conversation.
証明書 is the general word for any official certificate, while 身分証明書 specifically proves who you are.
身分証明書 is any general identification document, while 学生証 is specifically the ID card issued to a student by their school.
Etymology Compound of 身分 (status, identity) + 証明書 (certificate, proof document).
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身分証明書 refers to the physical document that proves identity, while ＩＤ is the more general term for an identifier or identification, often used for digital accounts as well.
Don't confuse with 免許証 is specifically a license (like a driver's license), whereas 身分証明書 is the broader category of any ID document.
パスポート is one specific kind of 身分証明書 used for international travel, not a general term for identification.
