漢字道KANJIDO

6 strokesRadical

7Elementary year 46 strokesRadical
On
イン
Kun
しるし
Meaning
seal; mark; stamp

Origin

ORIGIN

A hand pressing down on a kneeling person from above; from "to press" came the meaning "seal/mark."

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

イン印刷・印象・調印
しるし印・目印・矢印

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 印刷いんさつ

    printing

  • 目印めじるし

    mark; landmark

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

この本に名前の印をつけます。

I put a mark with my name on this book.

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