証明

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 証明(しょうめい) is a noun and する verb for proving a property or fact through reasoning or evidence.
• Basic usage: The act appears in 性質を証明する, while evidence supporting a fact appears in そこにいたことの証明.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Proof and evidence
  • In mathematics it can describe a logical demonstration; with records it can name evidence supporting a fact.
• Noun and verb use
  • Use 証明 for the proof or evidence and 証明する for the action of proving something.