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請け判 (うけはん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

請うけ判はん

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Meanings

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noun

seal of surety

Historical term for a seal affixed to a document as a guarantee or acknowledgment, used in Edo-period commercial and legal contexts.

江え戸ど時じ代だいの商しょう人にんは、取とり引ひきの証あかしとして請うけ判はんを押おした。
Merchants in the Edo period affixed a seal of surety as proof of a transaction.

Written forms

請うけ判はん
Standard kanji spelling.
請うけ判はん
Variant spelling without okurigana.

Kanji

請solicit, invite, ask
判judgement, judgment, signature

Etymology

Compound of 請け (uke, 'receiving' or 'guarantee') and 判 (han, 'seal' or 'stamp'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term reflects the practice of using a personal or institutional seal to certify an obligation.