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召喚状 (しょうかんじょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

召しょう喚かん状じょう

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Meanings

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noun

summons; subpoena; citation

law

Legal document ordering a person to appear in court. Used in formal legal contexts.

裁さい判ばん所しょから召しょう喚かん状じょうが届とどいた。
I received a summons from the court.

Kanji

召seduce, call, send for
喚yell, cry, call
状status quo, conditions, circumstances

Similar words

召しょう喚かん
召喚 is the act of summoning or the summons itself, while 召喚状 specifically refers to the written document.

Etymology

Compound of 召喚 (summons) + 状 (document, letter).

証しょう人にんとして召しょう喚かん状じょうを受うけ取とった。

I received a subpoena as a witness.