noun
Refers to the physical stamp or seal object itself, such as a personal name seal (hanko/inkan) or an official stamp.
契約書に印を押してください。
Please stamp the contract with your seal.
noun
seal impression; stamp mark; print
Refers to the mark or impression left by a stamp or seal, not the object itself. Used for official seals, rubber stamps, and printed marks.
書類に印が押してあるか確認してください。
Please check whether the document has a seal impression on it.
noun
mudra; symbolic hand gesture
Buddhist term for ritual hand gestures seen in statues and iconography.
仏像の印にはそれぞれ意味がある。
Each mudra of a Buddhist statue has its own meaning.
noun
ninja hand sign
Refers to hand signs used by ninja in popular culture; not a historical technical term.
忍者は印を結んで術を使うと言われる。
Ninja are said to form hand signs to use their techniques.
noun
Abbreviation of 印度 (インド). Rarely used independently in modern Japanese; mostly seen in compounds like 印パ (India-Pakistan) or 日印 (Japan-India).
See also: 印度 (インド)
「印」はインドの略称として使われることがある。
印 is sometimes used as an abbreviation for India.