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hanko.

A traditional Japanese stamp bearing a personal seal, used (in place of a handwritten signature) to authorise or certify documents.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A traditional Japanese stamp bearing a personal seal, used (in place of a handwritten signature) to authorise or certify documents.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 版行(はんこ) (hanko).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.