also: にせいん
noun
forged seal; counterfeit seal
Refers to a fake or illegally duplicated personal or official stamp (hanko/inkan) used to impersonate someone or falsify documents.
契約書に偽印を押したことが発覚した。
It was discovered that a forged seal had been affixed to the contract.
偽印を作成して使用すると、法律で罰せられる。
Creating and using a counterfeit seal is punishable by law.
Alternate form using 贋 (counterfeit). Rare; 偽印 is preferred.
Kana spelling for the reading にせいん, useful when the kanji is unclear or for learners.
Compound of 偽 (false, fake) and 印 (seal, stamp). The reading ぎいん is the on'yomi of the kanji; にせいん uses the kun'yomi にせ for 偽.