〜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.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 報告(ほうこく)書(しょ): report
  • 契約(けいやく)書(しょ): contract
  • 申請(しんせい)書(しょ): application form
  • 依頼(いらい)書(しょ): written request
  • 証明(しょうめい)書(しょ): certificate
  • 請求(せいきゅう)書(しょ): invoice; bill
  • 計画(けいかく)書(しょ): written plan; proposal

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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