English
hanko
Hanko comes from Japanese 版行 ‘a publication of a text or image on a woodblock’.
- Japanesemodern版行hanko‘a publication of a text or image on a woodblock’
- Englishearliest quotation 2025hanko
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Japanesemodern版行hanko‘a publication of a text or image on a woodblock’
- Englishearliest quotation 2025hanko
Earliest quotation: 2025, Clara Kumagai, Songs for Ghosts: “I used my hanko, and as I did I…”
Every English word from Japanese 版行
Today it means
noun A traditional Japanese stamp bearing a personal seal, used (in place of a handwritten signature) to authorise or certify documents.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 版行 / hanko