noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Refers to a carved seal or stamp used for official or personal identification, often with red ink. More formal than 印鑑 or 判子.
契約書に印章を押す。
Affix a seal to the contract.
彼は自分の印章を大切に保管している。
He keeps his personal seal carefully.
印章 is a rather formal, technical word for a seal used mainly in legal or official writing, whereas 印鑑 is the everyday term people actually use.
印章 is the formal, generic term for a seal or its imprint, while 朱印 narrows this to the red-colored seal used on official documents or shrine stamps.
印章 is a formal, legalistic term for a seal object, largely interchangeable with 印 but heavier and used in official writing.
Compound of 印 (mark, sign) and 章 (emblem, badge), referring to a carved stamp or seal used for authentication.