Meaning

Primary

Physical Evidence

Alternatives

Evidence, Proof

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The evidence is based on something. What is it based on? This physical evidence. Ha ha! Guilty!

Reading

しょうこ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You just need to remember that is using the reading you learned, not the きょ one. Just remember that you can never trust the word of a (), so you always require them to provide physical evidence.

Context

Context Sentences

私が不法侵入をしたという証拠はあるんですか。

Do you have any physical evidence that I trespassed?

Kanji Composition