noun
report card; school report book
A booklet-style report card used in Japanese schools, containing grades and teacher comments for each term.
通知簿をもらって、成績が上がったか確認した。
I received my report card and checked whether my grades had improved.
Compound of 通知 (つうち, 'notification') and 簿 (ぼ, 'register' or 'book'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with a school report booklet.