How to say "transcript" in Japanese
- 謄本とうほんnounUsed for 'transcript' meaning a certified copy of an official document or record, such as a family or property register; what matters is the formal certification, not just the copying.
- 写しうつしnounCovers 'transcript' when it means a copy, duplicate, or facsimile of a document; it carries no implication of official certification, so it fits ordinary requests for a copy of an original.
Both translate 'transcript' as a copy of a document: 謄本 is a certified copy of an official record, 「写し」 an ordinary copy or facsimile; neither covers transcripts of speech or academic records.
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