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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

Refers to a seal used for closing envelopes, packaging, or official documents; often a decorative or security sticker.

General term for decorative stickers, labels, or adhesive-backed illustrations.

〈物もの〉にシールを貼はるto stick a sticker onto something
ノートにかわいいシールを貼はった。
I stuck a cute sticker on my notebook.
〈物もの〉にシールで封ふうをするto seal something with a seal
手て紙がみにシールで封ふうをした。
I sealed the letter with a seal.
シールを剥はがすto peel off a sticker
商しょう品ひんの値ね札ふだシールをきれいに剥はがした。
I neatly peeled off the price sticker from the product.

ステッカー sense 2
ステッカー usually refers to a larger, more durable decal, while シール is the everyday word for small decorative or adhesive stickers.
封ふう印いん sense 1
封印 is a formal, official seal used to close documents or containers, while シール is a casual sticker-type seal for everyday use.
ワッペン
シール is the general word for any sticker, whereas ワッペン in its sticker sense implies a thicker, picture-decorated sticker often aimed at children.
レッテル
シール refers to a sticker or seal, often decorative, whereas レッテル is a label bearing information and can be used figuratively to mean a stereotype or stigma.

ヒール
シール (sticker/seal) and ヒール (heel, as in shoes) sound similar in katakana but have completely unrelated meanings.
シーリング
シーリング (ceiling/upper limit) sounds similar to シール (sticker/seal) but has an unrelated meaning.
ラベルN1
シール is an adhesive sticker, often decorative, whereas ラベル is an informational label that may or may not be a sticker.
封ふうN1
シール is a loanword for a sticker or adhesive label, which may be decorative, while 封 refers specifically to a closure meant to keep something shut.

枚まいN3
counter for thin, flat objects; sheet; plate; coin · serving of soba; portion of gyōza · sumo rank position; wrestler at a given rank · field; rice paddy plot · palanquin bearer

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Loanword from English 'seal', adopted into Japanese with the katakana spelling シール.