Japanese symbol for “deposition”
供述
きょうじゅつ
Romaji: kyoujutsu
affidavit; deposition; testimony
In Japanese, deposition is 供述, read きょうじゅつ (kyoujutsu).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt affidavit; deposition; testimony (law)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “deposition”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 預託 | よたく yotaku | depositing (of money, valuables, etc.); deposition |
| 沈殿 | ちんでん chinden | precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment) |
| 析出 | せきしゅつ sekishutsu | separation; deposition; precipitation |
| 沈着 | ちんちゃく chinchaku | depositing (at the bottom); deposition; accumulation |
| 証言録取 | しょうげんろくしゅ shougenrokushu | deposition; record of testimony |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 子供 | こども kodomo | child; children |
| 提供 | ていきょう teikyou | offer; tender; providing |
| 供給 | きょうきゅう kyoukyuu | supply; provision; service |
| 供与 | きょうよ kyouyo | giving; provision; furnishing |
| 供養 | くよう kuyou | memorial service for the dead; holding a service |
| 記述 | きじゅつ kijutsu | description; account |
| 述べる | のべる noberu | to state; to express; to say |
| 陳述 | ちんじゅつ chinjutsu | statement; declaration |
See also: Chinese symbol for “deposition”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.