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認め印 (みとめいん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
personal seal ; informal seal ; unregistered seal
A personal, unregistered seal used for everyday informal purposes such as receiving parcels or internal documents, as opposed to a formally registered seal (実印) used for legal contracts. The term can also refer to the impression made by such a seal.
銀ぎん 行こう 口こう 座ざ を 開ひら く に は 実じつ 印いん が 必ひつ 要よう です が 、 日にち 常じょう の 書しょ 類るい に は 認みと め 印いん を 使つか い ます 。
You need a registered seal to open a bank account, but for everyday documents you use an informal seal.
Written forms 認みと め 印いん Usage 29%
Standard kanji spelling with regular okurigana.
認みとめ 印いん Usage 71%
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana variant; less common but still encountered.
Kanji 認 acknowledge, witness, discern Similar words 実じつ 印いん A formally registered seal used for important legal and financial transactions, unlike 認め印 which is unregistered and used for everyday informal purposes.
銀ぎん 行こう 印いん A seal specifically registered with a bank for financial transactions; more formal than 認め印 but not necessarily the same as 実印.
印いん 鑑かん A general term for a seal or stamp, often used interchangeably with 認め印 in casual contexts, but can also refer to the registered seal impression.
Etymology Compound of 認め (mitome, 'recognition, acknowledgment') + 印 (in, 'seal'). The term reflects the seal's function as a less formal mark of acknowledgment compared to a registered seal.
