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JapanLingo

seal / mark

N2
Onyomi
Kunyomi
Stroke count
6
JLPT
N2

Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.

Memory tip

A flat illustration of a figure standing on a raised platform, with the kanji 印 ("seal") drawn into the picture.

Break 印 down and you get 卩 (seal / kneel) — a seal pressed down to make it official. Picture a figure standing on a raised platform, put 印 inside it, and let that scene stand for "seal" — seal / mark. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

Stroke Order

Stroke count: 6

General writing tips

These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.

  • •Write from top to bottom.
  • •Write from left to right.
  • •Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
  • •Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
  • •In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
  • •This kanji has 6 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.

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Practice Writing

Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.

Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.

Writing Tips

  • Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
  • Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
  • Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
  • Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.

Example words

inshou

impression

insatsu

printing

chouin

signing (treaty)

insatsusuru

to do printing

inshousuru

to do impression

inshoushita

plain past: did impression

Example sentences (6)

mensetsu de wa daiichi inshou ga taisetsu desu.

First impressions matter in interviews.

mijikai jikan no mensetsu de aru hodo, daiichi inshou ga kekka o sayuu shimasu.

The shorter the interview, the more the first impression decides the outcome.

shiryou o juubu insatsu shite kudasai.

Please print ten copies of the materials.

insatsu suru mae ni, machigai ga nai ka kakunin shimashou.

Before printing, let us check whether there are any mistakes.

shiryou wa toujitsu haifu shimasu node, insatsu wa fuyou desu.

The materials will be handed out on the day, so there is no need to print them.

kaigishitsu ni mukau mae ni, shiryou o insatsu shite okimasu.

Before heading to the meeting room, I will print the materials.