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) or real-estate register. Contrasts with 抄本, which copies only part of the register.
戸籍謄本が必要だ。
I need a copy of the family register.
役所で謄本を取ってきた。
I got a certified copy at the government office.
相続の手続きには、戸籍謄本の提出が求められる。
For inheritance procedures, submission of a copy of the family register is required.
A 謄本 reproduces an entire register; a 抄本 extracts only the part relating to one person. Rarely used alone — it almost always appears in compounds.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 戸籍謄本: certified copy of a family register
- 登記謄本: certified copy of a property register
- 謄本を取る: to obtain a certified copy
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 抄本: abstract copy — reproduces only the relevant portion of a register.
- 写し: copy — the everyday word for a duplicate, without the official register nuance.