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紹介状 (しょうかいじょう, shoukaijou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

紹しょう介かい状じょう

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Meanings

1

letter of introduction

A formal letter written to introduce someone, often used in business or academic contexts.

新あたらしい病びょう院いんに行いく前まえに、主しゅ治じ医いに紹しょう介かい状じょうを書かいてもらっ

た

。

Before going to the new hospital, I had my primary doctor write a letter of introduction.

就しゅう職しょく活かつ動どうのため、教きょう授じゅに紹しょう介かい状じょうをお願ねがいした。

For my job search, I asked my professor for a letter of introduction.

Kanji

紹introduce, inherit, help
介jammed in, shellfish, mediate
状status quo, conditions, circumstances

Don't confuse with

紹しょう介かい文ぶん
紹介状 is a formal letter of introduction (e.g. to a doctor or business contact), while 紹介文 is a more general descriptive write-up used in profiles, catalogs, or prefaces.

Built from

紹しょう介かい+状じょう

Etymology

Compound of 紹介 (introduction) and 状 (letter, document).