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Kanji Detail for 証 - "proof, certificate, to testify"

証

  • Meaning

    証 means "proof, certificate, to testify."

    1. Proof - Evidence; verification.

    2. Certificate - An official document; a credential.

    3. Testify - To give evidence; to attest.

    4. Symptom - A sign of disease; an indication.

  • Words using 証

    • 証人 しょうにん Listen witness
    • 保証 ほしょう Listen guarantee; security; assurance
    • 証言 しょうげん Listen testimony; (verbal) evidence
    • 証拠 しょうこ Listen evidence; proof
    • 証明 しょうめい Listen proof; testimony; demonstration
    • 有価証券 ゆうかしょうけん Listen marketable securities; stocks and bonds
    • 証書 しょうしょ Listen document (of proof); certificate; paper
    • 検証 けんしょう Listen verification; confirmation; substantiation

  • Four-character idioms with 証

    • 不在証明 ふざいしょうめい Listen alibi
    • 博引旁証 はくいんぼうしょう Listen citing copious references
    • 状況証拠 じょうきょうしょうこ Listen circumstantial evidence
    • 証拠隠滅 しょうこいんめつ Listen destruction of evidence

  • Tattoo check: 証

    • Verified meaning: proof, certificate, to testify
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あかし, あきら, いさむ, かつはた)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 証

    Given names 証(あかし)Listen 証(あきら)Listen 証(いさむ)Listen 証(さとし)Listen 証(しょう)Listen

    Surnames 証(かつはた)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    evidence; proof; certificate

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    prove, confirm, verify; proof

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to admonish; variant of 證|证[zheng4]

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To remonstrate. Commonly borrowed as 證 (evidence).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shoh(ショウ) ショウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    akashi(あかし) あかし

  • Strokes

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    12 strokes

  • Radical

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    言 (gen・gomben・kotoba)

  • Related Keywords

    proof certificate to testify admonish symptom evidence attestation authentication certification confirmation credential demonstration document indication record sign substantiation testimony validation verification witness

Sentences including 証

  • What evidence do you have?

  • Show me a fact which supports your idea.

  • Can you prove it?

  • There's no evidence.

  • I can't ensure that he will pass the examination.

  • I can assure you of your success.

  • I'll show you that i am right.

  • I can testify to that.

  • Which only proves.

  • I will answer for his honesty.

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