謄本|とうほんtouhon[0]heiban (flat)

1. nouncertified copy; transcript
2. nounofficial copy of the family register

• Synonym写しうつしNeutralGeneral term for a copy or transcript; it need not be complete or certified, whereas a 「謄本」 transcribes the whole original and is usually officially certified.
• Synonym副本ふくほんNeutralA spare copy kept alongside the original, or a library's duplicate holding; 「謄本」 stresses transcribing the original in full.
• Related複製ふくせいNeutralReproduction or duplication, as in 「無断複製」; it stresses making an identical copy and carries no sense of official certification.
• Related副書ふくしょWrittenA copy transcribed from the original text; found in written/formal prose and rarely used.
• Related複製品ふくせいひんNeutralA reproduction or replica of an object; most often said of artworks and merchandise.
• Antonym原本げんぽんNeutralAntonym: the original document itself, as opposed to a transcription of it.

Use 「謄本」 for a copy that transcribes the original in full and is usually officially certified, as in 「戸籍謄本」 or 「登記簿謄本」. For copies in general say 「写し」, for reproduction 「複製」, for a spare copy 「副本」; the opposite is 「原本」.

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1. 原本げんぽんの内容ないようをそのまま謄写とうしゃした文書ぶんしょ。特とくに公的機関こうてききかんにより原本げんぽん不ふ相違そういの証明しょうめいがなされているものを言ゆう。
2. 特とくに、戸籍謄本こせきとうほんのこと。