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Kanji Detail for 印 - "seal, mark, print"

印

  • Meaning

    印 means "seal, mark, print."

    1. Seal - A stamp; an official mark.

    2. Mark - A sign; a symbol.

    3. Print - To make an impression.

  • Words using 印

    • 印象 いんしょう Listen impression
    • 調印 ちょういん Listen signature; signing; sealing
    • 印刷 いんさつ Listen printing
    • 印象的 いんしょうてき Listen impressive; striking; memorable
    • 旗印 はたじるし Listen design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia
    • 印鑑 いんかん Listen stamp; seal
    • 印紙 いんし Listen (revenue) stamp
    • 印象付ける いんしょうづける Listen to impress (someone)

  • Four-character idioms with 印

    • 印象批評 いんしょうひひょう Listen impressionistic criticism

  • Tattoo check: 印

    • Verified meaning: seal, mark, print
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いん)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 印

    Surnames 印(いん)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    stamp; seal; mark; imprint; symbol; emblem; trademark; evidence; souvenir; India

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    print, seal, stamp, chop, mark

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Yin; abbr. for 印度[Yin4 du4], India

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    print; mark; seal, stamp

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A seal. Made of wood, metal, or stone. Carved with characters as proof. Under the old Qing system, princes and above used 寶 (treasure); below princes, officials used 印 (seal); lower ranks used 鈐記 or 圖記; imperial commissioners used 關防; private individuals used 圖章, also called 私印 or 小印. | Printing blocks are called 印. Such as books and newspapers are collectively called 印刷品 (printed matter). | All marks left on other objects are called 印. Such as firmly remembering is called 印入甚深, meaning as if there's a mark in the mind. Also, mutual understanding is called 心心相印. Knowing one from another is called 互相印證.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    in(イン) イン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    jirushi(じるし) じるし

    shirushi(しるし) しるし

    shirusu(しる-す) しる-す

  • Strokes

    tip

    6 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    卩 (fushizukuri・warifu)

  • Related Keywords

    seal mark print sign emblem stamp authentication badge branding certification chop impression logo official symbol imprint

Sentences including 印

  • What does this mark mean?

  • Are there any landmarks?

  • How does america impress you?

  • Mark the right answer.

  • Mark the words that you cannot understand.

  • What an impressive person he is !

  • His speech made a good impression on me.

  • This wind is a sign of a storm.

  • His job has to do with printing.

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