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    3. 朱印

    朱印

    朱しゅ印いん

    red seal

    KMT10News #40+1Ref L2NounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab12 strokes

    しゅいん

    Noun

    1.
    red seal

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    この朱しゅ印いんはとてもきれいです。

    This red seal is very beautiful.

    KMT5Culture & Traditions
    日に本ほん文ぶん化かにおいて、朱しゅ印いんは個こ人じんの署しょ名めいや証しょう明めいとして重じゅう要ような役やく割わりを果はたします。

    In Japanese culture, red seals play an important role as personal signatures or proofs.

    KMT9Culture & Traditions
    書しょ道どう作さく品ひんには、作さく者しゃの朱しゅ印いんがアクセントとして添そえられることがあります。

    Calligraphy works sometimes have the artist's red seal added as an accent.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsArt & Design
    お寺てらで御ご朱しゅ印いん帳ちょうに朱しゅ印いんを押おしてもらいました。

    I had a red seal stamped in my Goshuincho at the temple.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsTravel & Transportation
    歴れき史し的てき文ぶん書しょには、権けん威いを示しめす朱しゅ印いんが押おされていることが多 い。

    Historical documents often bear red seals indicating authority.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsHistory

    Kanji that make up this word

    朱
    あけ…(5)
    vermilion・cinnabar・scarlet・red・bloody
    印
    しるし・-じるし・しる.す…(1)
    stamp・seal・mark・imprint・symbol…(5)
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