# 証 — Evidence

Frequency rank 451 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 急 (Hurry), less common than 町 (Town).

- On’yomi: しょう
- Kun’yomi: あかし
- Radical: 言 Speech (Kangxi 149)
- Frequency path: Level IV of XX

You say (言) what is correct (正) — speaking the truth with correctness provides solid evidence.

In words:

- 証 あかし — proof;evidence
- 証明 しょうめい — proof,verification
- 証拠 しょうこ — evidence;proof

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