調書|ちょうしょchousho[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounprotocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet

• Related報告書ほうこくしょNeutralA general written report. 「調書」 is the formal record made after an investigation or interrogation.
• Related台帳だいちょうWrittenWritten register: a register or ledger, as in 「土地台帳」. 「調書」 is a record of an investigation.
• Related筆記ひっきNeutralTaking notes or copying. 「調書」 is a formal document recording an investigation.
• Related調査報告ちょうさほうこくWrittenWritten register: a report of investigation findings. 「調書」 is the formal record made after an investigation or interrogation, often with legal significance.
• Related書付かきつけNeutralAn old-fashioned word for a written note or document; in the Edo period it also meant official papers. Not the legal 「調書」.
• Related実記じっきWrittenWritten register: a truthful, factual account or authentic record. 「調書」 is a record of an investigation.

Use 「調書」 for the formal record drawn up in an investigation, interrogation or official procedure, such as a police interrogation record. For ordinary written reports choose 「報告書」, for registers 「台帳」, and for note-taking 「筆記」.

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1. 取り調とりしらべや捜査そうさの結果けっかをまとめた文書ぶんしょ。