Illustration: At a home table, an adult holds a small cylindrical personal seal just above an open vermilion ink pad, preparing to use it on a document whose surface is turned away. The seal's carved end is angled out of sight, while its compact polished body and rounded top are clear.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

はんこ

hanko

personal seal, stamp

Example sentences

  1. 私わたしたちの生活せいかつには判子はんこが必需品ひつじゅひんです。

    Hanko are essential in our daily life.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 例たとえば、宅配便たくはいびんの受うけ取とりには、判子はんこは必要有ひつようありません。

    For example, you don’t need a personal seal to collect a parcel.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. この一週間いちしゅうかんに何回なんかい判子はんこを使つかったか、思おもい出だせないくらいです。

    This week I used my hanko so often that I can’t remember how many times I’ve used it.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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