印

音読おんよみ: イン

訓読くんよみ: しるし

画数かくすう: 6

部首ぶしゅ: ふしづくり(卩)

Meaning

Mark / Seal / Symbol / Stamp

  • しるし — mark, symbol
  • 印鑑いんかん — personal seal
  • 目印めじるし — landmark, sign
  • 印刷いんさつ — printing
  • 押印おういん — stamping a seal
  • 印章いんしょう — official seal

The kanji 印 likely depicts a hand pressing a seal, which broadened to the idea of leaving a “mark” or “impression.” It underpins many administrative and symbolic terms in Japanese.

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