Signature
noun, verbal noun
When you write your name for a government office, they require you to write out your signature. Printing won't do for official government office business.
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.
ここに署名をお願いします。
Can I get your signature here, please?
このたん願書に、一万にんの署名を集めることが目標です。
Our goal is to collect 10,000 signatures for this petition.
細則を読まずに契約書に署名しない方が良かったことは分かってたんですが、一見したところ大家さんがいい人そうだったので、つい。
I knew I shouldn’t have signed the contract before reading the fine print, but the landlord seemed like such a nice person.