始末書(しまつしょ)

Usage

• Written at the company's request after an employee causes an accident or problem or breaks a rule. It explains what happened, apologizes, and promises it will not happen again, and it may count against the employee in later evaluations.

Common collocations

• 始末書(しまつしょ)を書(か)く: to write a written apology
• 始末書(しまつしょ)を提出(ていしゅつ)する: to submit a written apology
• 始末書(しまつしょ)を書(か)かされる: to be made to write one

Similar words

• 顛末書(てんまつしょ): an incident report, a factual account of what happened, without the apology.
• 反省文(はんせいぶん): a written reflection on one's misconduct; common at school, less formal.