〜書(しょ)

しょ

suffix

document; written record (suffix)

1. document; written record; certificate

Suffix attaching to nouns to form the name of a formal written document, certificate, or record. Common in business, legal, and administrative vocabulary.

報告(ほうこく)書(しょ)を書(か)いた。

I wrote a report.

契約(けいやく)書(しょ)に署名(しょめい)してください。

Please sign the contract.

申請(しんせい)書(しょ)に必要(ひつよう)事項(じこう)をすべて記入(きにゅう)した。

I filled in all the required items on the application form.

Forms the name of a specific kind of document. Highly productive in business, legal, and bureaucratic contexts.

Compounds

Similar suffixes

〜状(じょう): letter, written notice — often for invitations and notifications (招待(しょうたい)状(じょう))
〜票(ひょう): slip, form — for small slips like 投票(とうひょう) (vote) or 伝票(でんぴょう) (chit)

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Added 2026.5.31 13:10 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29

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