Kanji N2

印: stamp, seal, mark

印 is a JLPT N2 kanji meaning stamp, seal, mark, written with 6 strokes. It is read イン (on) and しるし, しるす (kun). Children in Japan learn it in grade 4. You will see it in 印象 (いんしょう, impression) and 印刷 (いんさつ, printing).

印

Meanings

  • stamp
  • seal
  • mark
  • imprint
  • symbol
  • emblem
  • trademark
  • evidence
  • souvenir
  • India
Strokes6
JLPT levelN2
School gradeGrade 4
Frequency#682 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • イン

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • しるし
  • -じるし
  • しるす

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

Watch the stroke order

Every stroke in order, the live one in vermilion. Replay as often as you like.

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Now draw it

Trace each stroke in order. Wrong direction or wrong order gets flagged right away.

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Your turn: draw stroke 1 of 6. Start at the dot.

Common words with 印

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 印象いんしょう

    impression

    JLPT N3
  • 印刷いんさつ

    printing

    JLPT N3
  • 印しるし

    mark; sign

    JLPT N3
  • 目印めじるし

    mark (for quick identification or recognition)

    JLPT N2
  • 矢印やじるし

    arrow (symbol)

    JLPT N2
  • 調印ちょういん

    signature; signing; sealing

    JLPT N1
  • 印鑑いんかん

    stamp; seal

    JLPT N1
  • 消印けしいん

    postmark; (postal) cancellation mark

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Stroke order from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Readings, meanings and words from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, names from JMnedict, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata, CC0; the Spanish meanings they lack, translated by Naraio from their English, are shared under the same licence. Example sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR. JLPT lists after Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk), CC BY. Sentences split into words with IPADIC © NAIST and IPA, through Lindera.