Japanese word

署名

Pronunciation

Romajishomei

Meaning

  • nounsignature

Example

申込書に署名してください。mōshi komi sho ni sho mei shi te ku da sa i

Please sign the application form.

Illustration for 署名 (signature)

More examples

本人の署名を確認してから、書類を受け取りました。hon nin no sho mei o kaku nin shi te ka ra sho rui o u ke to ri ma shi ta

I checked the person's signature before accepting the documents.

Core concept

It is a written name that confirms who a person is or that the person accepts something.

Common phrases

  • 署名を確認するsho mei o kaku nin su ru

    verify a signature

  • 署名を求めるsho mei o moto me ru

    request a signature

  • 署名を集めるsho mei o atsu me ru

    collect signatures

Similar words

サインsain: A casual term for a written name used to identify a person or show agreement.
記名kimei: A name written on a document to record who provided or completed it.
自署jisho: A signature written directly by the person whose name appears on it.

Definition in Japanese

書類などに自分の氏名を書き、本人であることや内容への同意を示すこと。sho rui na do ni ji bun no shi mei o ka ki hon nin de a ru ko to ya nai yō e no dō i o shime su ko to

Word origin

署 (sho, "to write or sign") is combined with 名 (mei, "name"), giving the compound the sense of writing one's name.

Usage tips

  • On Japanese forms, 署名 (shomei) commonly identifies the person who accepts the contents of a document.

Other meanings

  • autographnoun

Related words

  • 署名するshomeisurusignverb
  • 署名者shomeishasignatorynoun

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