How to say "chop" in Japanese

• 印いんJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounCovers 'chop' in the seal sense: a mark pressed onto documents. The general term for seals and stamps, it suits official seals — the 'chop' of East Asian English.
• はんこJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounThe everyday word for a seal used in lieu of a signature — the personal seal pressed on forms instead of signing. Usually written in kana; it can also mean a stamp.

Both words translate 'chop' only in the seal/stamp sense, never the cutting sense: use 印 for a seal or stamp in general, and 「はんこ」 for the everyday seal used in place of a signature.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 印いんstamp
• はんこseal (used in lieu of a signature)
• チョップchop (pork, lamb, etc.)
• ぶった切るぶったぎるto chop
• チャップchop
• コートレットchop (pork, veal, lamb, etc.)
• 叩き切るたたききるto hack
• たたっ斬るたたっきるto hack
• カットcut (shot; in tennis, table tennis, etc.)