免許証|めんきょしょうmenkyoshou

1. nounlicence; license; permit; certificate (of qualification)
   免許証めんきょしょうを見みせていただけますか。↗

   Can I see your license, please?

• SynonymライセンスNeutralLoanword for licences and authorisations, e.g. software licensing and professional credentials; broader in scope than 「免許証」.
• Synonym免状めんじょうNeutralOld-style document certifying a granted licence or transmission of an art, as in 「師範の免状」.
• Synonym免許めんきょNeutralThe licence or permission itself rather than the card; also short for a driver's licence, as in 「免許を取る」.
• Relatedお墨付きおすみつきNeutralFigurative: an authority's endorsement or seal of approval, not an actual licence or document.
• Related鑑札かんさつNeutralOld-fashioned tag or licence for things like business permits or dog registration; rarely heard in everyday speech.
• Related免許状めんきょじょうNeutralThe formal certificate for a qualification such as teaching, as in 「教員免許状」; leans formal.
• Related認可証にんかしょうNeutralOfficial permit for government-approved undertakings such as running a business; stresses the fact of official approval.
• Related許可書きょかしょWrittenWritten, formal document granting permission for an action; not the word for licences like a driver's licence.
• Related許可証きょかしょうNeutralPermit for things like site access or construction work, as in 「駐車許可証」.
• Related認定証にんていしょうNeutralCertificate of qualification, as in 「技能認定証」; certifies a recognised qualification rather than granting permission.
• Related許状きょじょうWrittenWritten and archaic word for a licence or a pardon; not used in daily life, seen mainly in historical sources.

Everyday documents like a driver's licence take 「免許証」, as in 「運転免許証を見せる」. Say 「免許を取る」 for gaining a qualification and 「ライセンス」 for software rights. 「免許状」 covers teaching credentials, 「許可証」 permits such as 「駐車許可証」, 「認定証」 certified skills. 「鑑札」 and 「免状」 are old-fashioned, 「許状」 archaic, 「お墨付き」 figurative approval, 「許可書」 and 「認可証」 formal official papers.

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1. 行政ぎょうせいが交付こうふする免許めんきょの証明しょうめいとしての文書ぶんしょ。
2. 運転免許証うんてんめんきょしょう。