- shounin'in seal of approval
A formal business or bureaucratic term for the physical stamp a manager or official presses to authorize a document, far more specific than generic 印鑑.
ここに部長の承認印が必要です。
Koko ni buchō no shounin'in ga hitsuyō desu.
The department head's approval seal is needed here.
書類に承認印を押してもらった。
Shorui ni shounin'in o oshite moratta.
I had them stamp their approval seal on the document.
⚖️ Don't confuse with 印鑑, which is any personal seal; 承認印 specifically signals official authorization.
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