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官印 (かんいん, kanin) Japanese meaning: official seal | Kotomora

官かん印いん

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Meanings

1

official seal; government seal

Refers to a seal or stamp used by a government office or official for authentication. Not used for personal seals (印鑑/はんこ).

公こう文ぶん書しょには官かん印いんが押おされている。
The official document bears the government seal.

Kanji

官bureaucrat, the government, organ
印stamp, seal, mark

Related words

印いん鑑かん
印鑑 is a general term for a personal seal or stamp used in daily life, while 官印 specifically refers to an official government seal.
公こう印いん
公印 also means 'official seal' and is often interchangeable with 官印, but 官印 may emphasize the seal of a government official or agency.

Etymology

Compound of 官 (government, official) and 印 (seal, stamp). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used in administrative contexts for centuries.