漢字Kanji · in Action & Movement
証: evidence, proof
Also: certificate
JLPT N112 strokesGrade 5Your ink: 白 Not met
言 carries the meaning · 正 gives the sound
12 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
ショウshou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 証拠しょうこevidence, proof
- 証人しょうにんwitness [n.]
- 証言しょうげんtestimony
- 証書しょうしょcertificate
- 証券しょうけんbonds, stock certificates
- 免許証めんきょしょう(driver's) license
- 保証するほしょうするguarantee [v.t.]
- 証明するしょうめいするprove, verify
- 検証するけんしょうするinspect
Also read あかし, with no example words in our sources. Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Origin · sourced
Phono-semantic compound (形聲)言 (meaning) + 登 (sound)
Source: Wiktionary, 證 (rev. 93449168), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Words flowing from the heart and into the world! The lines radiating upward show the power of the voice as it leaves the mouth.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
正
Also built on correct (正)
証 takes the 正 family's reading, ショウ (shou).
In ChineseSimplified 证 · traditional 證 · zhèng
Three different forms: Japanese 証, simplified 证, traditional 證.
- Simplified
- 证 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 證 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin zhèng most common reading
False friend. Chinese also has a character 証 (zhèng), but it is a different word. The Chinese for this kanji is 证 (simplified) or 證 (traditional).
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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