証明|しょうめいshoumei[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbproof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 証明する(しょうめいする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 証明します(しょうめいします) |
| Negative (nai) | 証明しない(しょうめいしない) |
| polite (masen) | 証明しません(しょうめいしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 証明せず・証明せぬ(しょうめいせず・しょうめいせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 証明した(しょうめいした) |
| polite (mashita) | 証明しました(しょうめいしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 証明しなかった(しょうめいしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 証明しませんでした(しょうめいしませんでした) |
| Te form | 証明して(しょうめいして) |
| Potential | 証明できる(しょうめいできる) |
| Passive | 証明される(しょうめいされる) |
| Causative | 証明させる(しょうめいさせる) |
| Causative passive | 証明させられる(しょうめいさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 証明すれば(しょうめいすれば) |
| tara | 証明したら(しょうめいしたら) |
| Volitional | 証明しよう(しょうめいしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 証明しましょう(しょうめいしましょう) |
| Imperative | 証明しろ(しょうめいしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym立証りっしょうNeutralProving a fact by presenting evidence, mostly in legal settings (「犯罪を立証する」); more formal than 「証明」.
- Synonym実証じっしょうNeutralVerifying a hypothesis with facts (「理論を実証する」); the emphasis is on actual, practical verification.
- Synonym論証ろんしょうWrittenProving by logical reasoning (「論証する」); leans toward logic and academic contexts.
- Synonym確証かくしょうNeutralConclusive, airtight proof (「確証がない」); often used in the negative.
- Synonym証あかしNeutralWhen written 「証」, this word means proof or a token (「愛の証」), with a lyrical, emotive flavor.
- Synonym裏付けるうらづけるNeutralThe verb form: to back up or confirm something with evidence (「証言を裏付ける」).
- Synonym証するしょうするWrittenRare written/formal word meaning to prove or guarantee; in everyday speech say 「証明する」.
- Synonym明証めいしょうWrittenRare written/formal word for clear, definite evidence; in everyday use say 「証拠」.
- Related証拠しょうこNeutralThe evidence itself (「証拠を集める」); 「証明」 is the act of proving something with that evidence.
- Related証言しょうげんNeutralA witness's statement or testimony (「目撃者の証言」); the emphasis is on spoken accounts.
- Related裏付けうらづけNeutralThe grounds backing up a claim (「データの裏付け」); the emphasis is on corroboration.
- Related証左しょうさWrittenWritten/formal word for evidence or corroboration (「~の証左だ」), mostly in argumentative prose.
- Related傍証ぼうしょうWrittenWritten/formal word for indirect, circumstantial evidence.
- Related証しょうNeutralWhen written 「証」, this word means proof or a token (「愛の証」), with a lyrical, emotive flavor.
- Related証拠だてるしょうこだてるWrittenTo prove something by laying out evidence (「無実を証拠だてる」); leans written/formal.
- Related証すあかすWrittenWritten/formal, literary verb meaning to prove (「身の潔白を証す」); carries an elegant tone.
- Related拠り所よりどころNeutralGrounds to rely on, or an emotional/spiritual anchor (「心の拠り所」); the emphasis is on reliance.
- Related証跡しょうせきWrittenWritten/formal word for physical evidence that something took place.
- Related信証しんしょうWrittenRare written/formal word for a token or voucher; in everyday use say 「証拠」.
- Antonym反証はんしょうWrittenWritten/formal word for proof to the contrary; it stands opposite to 「証明」.
Use 「証明」 for proving something with reasons or evidence. For the evidence itself, pick 「証拠」; for legally establishing a fact, 「立証」; for verifying a hypothesis with facts, 「実証」; for spoken testimony, 「証言」; for backing or corroboration, 「裏付け」. The opposite of 「証明」 is 「反証」, proof to the contrary.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


