Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 5

JLPT level: N1

306 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: evidence, proof, certificate

Kunyomi: あかし

Onyomi: ショウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: ごんべん

Meaning: speech

Strokes: 7

Examples

Examples with audio

拠(しょうこ)   evidence, proof

人(しょうにん)   witness [n.]

言(しょうげん)   testimony

書(しょうしょ)   certificate

券(しょうけん)   bonds, stock certificates

免許(めんきょしょう)   (driver's) license

する(ほしょうする)   guarantee [v.t.]

明する(しょうめいする)   prove, verify

する(けんしょうする)   inspect

Onyomi Examples

アカシ proof, evidence, sign, testimony, vindication, certificate, license, membership card, to testify (usu. Christian religious context), enlightenment, symptoms (in Chinese medicine), patient's condition

ショウケン bond, bill, certificate, security

サショウ visa, endorsing (e.g. a passport), stamping

ギショウ false evidence, perjury, false testimony

Kunyomi Examples

あかし proof, evidence, sign, testimony, vindication, certificate, license, membership card, to testify (usu. Christian religious context), enlightenment, symptoms (in Chinese medicine), patient's condition