証しょう書しょ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

certificate; document of proof; bond; deed

A formal written document that certifies a fact, right, or obligation. Common in legal, financial, and administrative contexts.

〈物もの〉を発はっ行こうするto issue a certificate/document
銀ぎん行こうが借しゃく用よう証しょう書しょを発はっ行こうした。
The bank issued a loan certificate.
〈物もの〉を交こう付ふするto formally hand over/grant a certificate
市し役やく所しょが卒そつ業ぎょう証しょう書しょを交こう付ふした。
The city office issued the graduation certificate.
〈物もの〉に署しょ名めいするto sign a certificate/deed
両りょう者しゃが証しょう書しょに署しょ名めいした。
Both parties signed the deed.
〈物もの〉を作さく成せいするto draw up/prepare a certificate or deed
弁べん護ご士しが公こう正せい証しょう書しょを作さく成せいした。
The lawyer drew up a notarized deed.

証しょう明めい書しょN3
証明書 is the broad, everyday word for any certificate or proof document, while 証書 refers to a more formal, legally binding instrument like a bond or deed.
証しょう文もん
証文 is an old-fashioned, literary term for a written pledge or deed, whereas 証書 is the modern standard word for such documents.
念ねん書しょ
証書 is a certificate or bond attesting to a fact or right, while 念書 specifically records a promise or pledge made to someone.

契けい約やく書しょ
契約書 is specifically a contract signed by two or more parties, while 証書 is a broader term for any document certifying a fact, right, or obligation, not necessarily an agreement between parties.
有ゆう価か証しょう券けん
証書 is a general certificate or deed (e.g. a diploma or IOU) that need not be tradable, unlike 有価証券, which specifically has monetary value and can be bought or sold.
調ちょう書しょ
証書 sounds similar to 調書 but means a certificate or deed proving a right or fact, not an investigative record.

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Compound of 証 (しょう, 'proof, evidence') and 書 (しょ, 'document, writing'). The combination straightforwardly means 'proof document'.