Word Meaning 証人

しょうにん shounin

証人 is read as しょうにん (shounin) and means witness.

Meaning

English

  1. witness

Reading

Kana

しょうにん

Romaji

shounin

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 9118 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

証人台

しょうにんだい

witness stand or box

証人席

しょうにんせき

witness stand or box

保証人

ほしょうにん

guarantor

公証人

こうしょうにん

notary public

生き証人

いきしょうにん

living witness

エホバの証人

えほばのしょうにん

Jehovah's Witnesses

身元保証人

みもとほしょうにん

(personal) guarantor

連帯保証人

れんたいほしょうにん

joint surety

人間学的証明

にんげんがくてきしょうめい

anthropological argument (one of Descartes' ontological arguments for the existence of God)

人証

じんしょう

testimony of a witness

公証人役場

こうしょうにんやくば

notary office

Example Sentences

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The police are questioning witnesses.

My father stood guarantee for my debts.

He guaranteed my debt.

We come from hundreds of ethnic and language backgrounds, yet we are united by common goals. Above all, we want to honor Jehovah, the God of the Bible and the Creator of all things. We do our best to imitate Jesus Christ and are proud to be called Christians. Each of us regularly spends time helping people learn about the Bible and God’s Kingdom. Because we witness, or talk, about Jehovah God and his Kingdom, we are known as Jehovah’s Witnesses.