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印
seal · stamp · mark · sign
N2On: いんKun: しるし、じるし
Memory Aid
The top part of 印 looks like a closed lid or a small door (戸), and the bottom part resembles a kneeling person (卩). Imagine someone kneeling down to press a official seal onto an important document, leaving a 'mark'.
'In' — The 'in'k from a stamp leaves a 'mark' on the paper.
Vocabulary
印鑑いんかんseal, stamp (for official use)
印象いんしょうimpression
印刷いんさつprinting
目印めじるしmark, sign, landmark
Example Sentences
契約書に印鑑を押してください。
Please press your seal on the contract.
彼は私に良い印象を与えた。
He made a good impression on me.
その本は日本で印刷された。
That book was printed in Japan.
角に大きな木が目印です。
A large tree at the corner is the landmark.