Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4

JLPT level: N2

682 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 6

Meaning: stamp, seal, mark, imprint, symbol, emblem, trademark, evidence, souvenir, India

Kunyomi: しるし -じるし しる.す

Onyomi: イン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: ふしづくり

Meaning: kneel

Strokes: 2

Examples

Examples with audio

象(いんしょう)   impression

鑑(いんかん)   stamp [n.]

税(いんぜい)   royalty (on book)

(けしいん)   postmark

刷する(いんさつする)   print [v.t.]

(しるし)   mark [n.]

(めじるし)   mark, landmark

(やじるし)   arrow mark, signpost

Onyomi Examples

イン stamp, seal, chop, seal impression, seal, sealing, stamp, mark, print, mudra (symbolic hand gesture), ninja hand sign, India

インカン stamp, seal

ケシイン postmark, (postal) cancellation mark

認め ミトメイン private seal, personal seal, unregistered seal, informal seal, signet

Kunyomi Examples

しるし mark, sign, symbol, emblem, badge, crest, flag, evidence, proof, token (of gratitude, affection, etc.)

半纏 しるしばんてん livery coat

感謝の かんしゃのしるし token of appreciation

しるす to leave (a mark, trace, etc.), to print, to stamp, to be a sign of, to be an omen for