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呼び出し状 (yobidashijou) Japanese meaning: summons | Kotomora

呼よび出だし状じょう

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Meanings

1

summons; subpoena

A formal legal document ordering someone to appear in court or at a proceeding.

裁さい判ばん所しょから呼よび出だし状じょうが届とどい

た

。

I received a summons from the court.

証しょう人にんとして呼よび出だし状じょうを受うけ取とった。

I received a subpoena as a witness.

Kanji

呼call, call out to, invite
出exit, leave, go out
状status quo, conditions, circumstances

Related words

召しょう喚かん状じょう
召喚状 is a more formal legal term for a court summons, while 呼び出し状 is a broader term that can also refer to a simple request to appear.

Built from

呼よび出だす+状じょう

Written forms

呼よび出だし状じょう
Standard kanji spelling for a summons document.
呼よび出だし状じょう
Abbreviated kanji form; less common but still used in legal contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 呼び出し (yobidashi, 'calling out, summons') + 状 (jō, 'document, letter').