• 印しるし — mark, symbol
• 印鑑いんかん — personal seal
• 目印めじるし — landmark, sign
• 印刷いんさつ — printing
• 押印おういん — stamping a seal
• 印章いんしょう — official seal

The kanji 印 combines the elements for "hand" and "pressing down on the knee," symbolizing the act of holding someone down — which evolved into the idea of leaving a “mark” or “impression,” like a seal. It’s the basis of many administrative and symbolic words in Japanese.

重要じゅうような 書類しょるいには 印鑑いんかんが 必要ひつようです。
Important documents require a personal seal.

この 地図ちずに 目印めじるしを 付つけてください。
Please mark the map with a landmark.

🎧 The on-yomi イン is widely used in compounds like 印鑑, 印刷, and 印章. The kun-yomi しるし means a “mark” or “sign” and is often seen in everyday conversation.