- 印 — mark, symbol
- 印鑑 — personal seal
- 目印 — landmark, sign
- 印刷 — printing
- 押印 — stamping a seal
- 印章 — 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.
重要な 書類には 印鑑が 必要です。
Important documents require a personal seal.
この 地図に 目印を 付けてください。
Please mark the map with a landmark.