How to say "seal" in Japanese

• シールCommon
  nounA seal in the sense of an adhesive sticker or label that you stick onto a surface, such as a sealing sticker on an envelope or package.
• 印いんJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounA stamp or seal, especially the mark or impression itself rather than the implement; on documents it is what stands in for a signature.
• 封印ふういんCommon
  nounA seal in the sense of closing something up: sealing an envelope, a door, or a container so it cannot be opened, and figuratively sealing something away so it is never used again.
• はんこJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounA personal seal or stamp used in place of a signature on forms and documents; it also covers rubber stamps, and is usually written in kana.
• 判はんJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounA seal or stamp, also a monogram-style signature; on its own it is seldom the word you want, appearing mostly in set phrases and compounds.

Use 「シール」 for adhesive stickers, 「はんこ」 for the personal seal used in place of a signature, 印 for the seal mark on documents, 封印 for sealing something shut or away, and 判 chiefly in set phrases.

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• シールseal
• 印いんstamp
• 封印ふういんseal
• はんこseal (used in lieu of a signature)
• 判はんseal
• 封ふうseal
• 印鑑いんかんstamp
• 封じるふうじるto seal (e.g. a letter)
• 印章いんしょうstamp
• 封ずるふうずるto seal (letter)
• あざらしearless seal (Phocidae)
• 印判いんばんseal
• 印形いんぎょうseal
• 封緘ふうかんseal (letters, documents, etc.)
• 封じ目ふうじめseal (of an envelope)
• 緘するかんするto seal
• 封止ふうしsealing
• 印顆いんかstamp
• 印するいんするto stamp (one's mark, etc.)
• 緘かんseam
• 封じふうじseal
• 版行はんこうseal (used in lieu of a signature)