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Kanji 印: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 印: stamp, seal, mark, imprint, symbol, emblem, trademark, evidence, souvenir, India

Key takeaways

Kanji 印: stamp, seal, mark, imprint, symbol, emblem, trademark, evidence, souvenir, India. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

stampsealmarkimprintsymbolemblemtrademarkevidencesouvenirIndia

On reading

イン

Kun reading

しるし-じるししる.す

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 印

stamp, seal, mark, imprint, symbol, emblem, trademark, evidence, souvenir, India

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

丿 + 丨 + 卩

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine a hand, represented by a slash (丿) and a vertical line (丨), pressing down on a seal (卩) to leave a mark. This character represents a stamp or a sign, and is found in common words like 'printing' (印刷) or 'impression' (印象).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

イン
  • いん

    seal / stamp / mark

  • 印鑑いんかん

    seal / stamp

  • 調印ちょういん

    signing / seal / signature

  • 印刷いんさつ

    printing / print process

  • 印象いんしょう

    impression / feeling from something

Kun reading

しるし
  • 目印めじるし

    mark / sign / landmark

  • 矢印やじるし

    arrow / pointer / direction sign

  • しるし

    mark / symbol / sign

Commonly used words

  • いん

    seal / stamp / mark

  • 印鑑
    いんかん

    seal / stamp

  • 調印
    ちょういん

    signing / seal / signature

  • 印刷
    いんさつ

    printing / print process

  • 印象
    いんしょう

    impression / feeling from something

  • 目印
    めじるし

    mark / sign / landmark

  • 矢印
    やじるし

    arrow / pointer / direction sign

  • しるし

    mark / symbol / sign

Example sentences

Example 1

この書類にを押してください。

Translation

Please put a seal on this document.

Example 2

そのは契約の証です。

Translation

That stamp is proof of the contract.

Example 3

契約書に鑑を押してください。

Translation

Please put your seal on the contract.

Example 4

鑑を忘れて銀行に行けなかった。

Translation

I couldn’t go to the bank because I forgot my seal.

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