also: にせいん
forged seal; counterfeit seal
Refers to a fake or illegally duplicated personal or official stamp (hanko/inkan) used to impersonate someone or falsify documents.
It was discovered that a forged seal had been affixed to the contract.
Creating and using a counterfeit seal is punishable by law.
Standard kanji form for 'forged seal', using 偽 (false) and 印 (seal).
Alternate form using 贋 (counterfeit). Rare; 偽印 is preferred.
Kana spelling for the reading にせいん, useful when the kanji is unclear or for learners.
Compound of 偽 (false, fake) and 印 (seal, stamp). The reading ぎいん is the on'yomi of the kanji; にせいん uses the kun'yomi にせ for 偽.