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朱印

しゅいん

N1red seal · vermilion stamp

Examples

古文書の末尾に鮮やかな朱印が押されていた。

寺を訪ねた記念に御朱印帳へ朱印をいただいた。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 朱印 (しゅいん) is a red seal or its stamped impression. It appears as document authentication and a temple-visit memento.
  • Basic usage: A red seal is stamped at an old document's end; a visitor receives one in a dedicated temple stamp book.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Seal on a historical document and stamp received at a temple
    • Passive 押されていた describes the document mark; いただいた takes the recipient's viewpoint. Preserve the cultural 御朱印 context of the second.

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