seal registration; registering a seal
Administrative procedure where an individual's seal (hanko) is registered with the local government office to obtain an official certificate of its impression.
To register your seal, you need to go to the municipal office counter.
A seal registration certificate may be required for real estate transactions and the like.
印鑑 refers to the seal itself, while 印鑑登録 is the act or system of registering that seal officially.
実印 is the registered seal (the physical object), whereas 印鑑登録 is the registration process or the resulting registered status.
Compound of 印鑑 (seal) and 登録 (registration).