謄本(とうほん)

とうほん
noun
certified copy; transcript (of an official register)
formallegallaw
1. certified copy; full transcript of an official register
An officially issued copy that reproduces the entire contents of a public register, most often a family register (戸籍(こせき)) or real-estate register. Contrasts with 抄本(しょうほん), which copies only part of the register.
戸籍(こせき)謄本(とうほん)が必要(ひつよう)だ。
I need a copy of the family register.
役所(やくしょ)で謄本(とうほん)を取(と)ってきた。
I got a certified copy at the government office.
相続(そうぞく)の手続(てつづ)きには、戸籍(こせき)謄本(とうほん)の提出(ていしゅつ)が求(もと)められる。
For inheritance procedures, submission of a copy of the family register is required.

A 謄本(とうほん) reproduces an entire register; a 抄本(しょうほん) extracts only the part relating to one person. Rarely used alone — it almost always appears in compounds.

Common collocations

  • 戸籍(こせき)謄本(とうほん): certified copy of a family register
  • 登記(とうき)謄本(とうほん): certified copy of a property register
  • 謄本(とうほん)を取(と)る: to obtain a certified copy

Similar words

  • 抄本(しょうほん): abstract copy — reproduces only the relevant portion of a register.
  • 写(うつ)し: copy — the everyday word for a duplicate, without the official register nuance.

Related Words

Compare: 抄本(しょうほん) (abstract copy)
Compare: 写(うつ)し (copy)
Compare: 正本(せいほん) (original copy)
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Added 2026.7.13 6:19 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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