文書|ぶんしょbunsho[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noundocument; writing; letter; papers; notes; records; archives
   この文書ぶんしょはあなたのお目めにだけ留とめていただきたい。↗

   This document is for your eyes only.
2. noundocument addressed to someonepaleography term

• SynonymドキュメントNeutralLoanword for documents and files, used mostly for computer documents, as in 「ドキュメントフォルダ」.
• Synonym書類しょるいNeutralAn everyday umbrella term for papers and documents of all kinds, as in 「書類を整理する」; 「文書」 leans formal.
• Related資料しりょうNeutralReference materials or data; not limited to written documents.
• Related成文せいぶんWrittenWriting put into text form; also explicit written provisions, as in 「成文法」.
• Related記録きろくNeutralA record or chronicle; stresses preserving facts.
• Related書付かきつけNeutralA slip of paper with writing on it, such as a note or bill; carries an old-fashioned flavor.
• Related書き物かきものNeutralSomething written down; stresses the act of writing or the written piece itself.
• Related書契しょけいWrittenA formal written term for written evidence, with a historical or academic flavor.
• Antonym口頭こうとうNeutralOral expression; the opposite of written 「文書」.

Use 「文書」 for formal written documents and records, as in 「公文書」 or 「文書で回答」. For everyday papers pick 「書類」, for computer files 「ドキュメント」, for reference materials 「資料」, and for records 「記録」. 「口頭」 is the opposite: spoken.

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1. 文字もじで情報じょうほうを書き記かきしるしたもの。