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JLPT N3 · Noun

印 (shirushi)

印 (しるし, shirushi) is a Japanese noun meaning “mark; sign”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
しるし
Romaji
shirushi
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. mark; sign · noun · esp. 印, 標
  2. symbol; emblem · noun · also written as 徴
  3. badge; crest; flag · noun · esp. 印, 標
  4. evidence; proof · noun · esp. 証, 証し
  5. token (of gratitude, affection, etc.) · noun · usually written in kana · esp. 証, 証し

Example sentences

発音できない語に印をつけなさい。
Mark the words which you cannot pronounce.
Tatoeba #121325
この印はどういうものですか。
What does this mark mean?
Tatoeba #222944
進んで責任を取るということは成熟の印である。
Willingness to take responsibility is a sign of maturity.
Tatoeba #144718

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 印

印
stamp, seal, markイン・しるし・-じるし · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 印.

印刷いんさつprinting印象いんしょうimpression目印めじるしmark (for quick identification or recognition)矢印やじるしarrow (symbol)印鑑いんかんstamp調印ちょういんsignature

Source: JMdict entry 1168060 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.