三さん文もん判ばん

noun

cheap ready-made seal; inexpensive personal stamp

Refers to a mass-produced, low-cost personal seal (hanko) often sold at stationery shops. The name comes from 三文 (three mon, a small amount of money) and 判 (seal). Used in contrast to a custom-made, registered seal.

See also: 印判

• 急いそぎの書しょ類るいには三さん文もん判ばんで十じゅう分ぶんだ。

  A cheap ready-made seal is enough for urgent documents.

• 三さん文もん判ばんは文ぶん房ぼう具ぐ屋やで買かえる。

  You can buy a cheap seal at a stationery shop.