(すいせんしょ)

すいせんしょ
noun
letter of recommendation; reference letter
1. letter of recommendation; reference letter
A formal written document recommending a person for a position, program, or honor. Commonly required for university applications, job applications, and scholarship applications in Japan.
教授(きょうじゅ)推薦書(すいせんしょ)(たの)んだ。
I asked the professor for a letter of recommendation.
大学院(だいがくいん)出願(しゅつがん)には推薦書(すいせんしょ)二通(につう)必要(ひつよう)だ。
Two letters of recommendation are required for the graduate school application.
推薦書(すいせんしょ)()()りは来月(らいげつ)(すえ)です。
The deadline for the recommendation letter is the end of next month.
上司(じょうし)()いてもらった推薦書(すいせんしょ)のおかげで、転職(てんしょく)がうまくいった。
Thanks to the letter of recommendation my boss wrote for me, my job change went smoothly.

Composed of 推薦(すいせん) (recommendation) and (しょ) (document, letter). Often used interchangeably with 推薦状(すいせんじょう), which uses (じょう) (letter, document) instead of (しょ). Both are common and correct.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 推薦書(すいせんしょ)()く: to write a letter of recommendation
  • 推薦書(すいせんしょ)(たの)む: to request a letter of recommendation
  • 推薦書(すいせんしょ)提出(ていしゅつ)する: to submit a letter of recommendation
  • 推薦書(すいせんしょ)必要(ひつよう): a recommendation letter is required

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 推薦状(すいせんじょう): letter of recommendation — same meaning; uses (じょう) instead of (しょ)
  • 推薦(すいせん): recommendation — the act of recommending; broader meaning
  • 紹介状(しょうかいじょう): letter of introduction — introduces a person rather than recommending them