Usage patterns 印いん 鑑かん を 押お す to stamp a seal (on a document)
I stamped my seal on the contract.
印いん 鑑かん を 持じ 参さん する to bring one's seal (to an office, bank, etc.)
Please bring your seal when you come to the counter.
印いん 鑑かん が 必ひつ 要よう だ a seal is required (for a procedure)
A seal is required for this procedure.
Kanji 鑑 specimen, take warning from, learn from Related words· 6 判子 is the casual, everyday word for a personal seal, while 印鑑 is the more formal term used in legal and banking contexts.
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.
印鑑 is the general word for any personal seal or stamp, while 朱印 specifically refers to a stamp inked in red for official or ceremonial use.
印鑑 refers to the physical seal or stamp itself, while 判 can refer to the impression or the act of sealing.
Show 2 more Show fewer 印鑑 is a general term for a seal or its impression and is often used loosely to mean 認め印 in casual speech, though it can also refer to a registered seal.
印鑑 specifically refers to a seal registered for official use, whereas 印 is a broader, more general term for any stamp or seal.
Don't confuse with 印鑑 is a physical stamp/seal traditionally used to authorize documents in Japan, whereas サイン is a handwritten signature, and learners can mix up which one a form requires.
印鑑 is a personal seal stamped onto documents, while 署名 is a handwritten signature; in Japan the two often serve the same authenticating purpose but are physically different acts.
印鑑 is a personal name stamp used for signatures and official documents, whereas 封印 is a seal used to close or lock something shut.
Word family without a personal stamp; stampless
seal registration; registering a seal
seal registration certificate; certification of a registered seal
registered seal certificate; seal-registration certificate
Etymology Compound of 印 (seal, stamp) and 鑑 (model, example). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination has long been used to refer to a seal or stamp used for authentication.
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