🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

署名する

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shomei suru

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Unterschreiben/ˈʊntɐˌʃraɪbən/
verbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"書類に署名する必要があります。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To write one's signature on a document.

    "Please remember to unterschreiben the contract before submitting it."
  2. 2

    To endorse or approve a document by signing.

    "The manager will unterschreiben the agreement after reviewing it."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'Unterschreiben' originates from the Germanic roots, where 'unter' means 'under' and 'schreiben' means 'to write'. Historically, it has evolved to denote the act of signing a document, emphasizing the act of writing one's name beneath a text.

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