Japanese private seals are divided into three types according to their uses:
1, print recognition (print recognition, extremely frequently used)
These standards are:
Size: male12mm; Female10.5mm
Uses: used for school attendance, sign for express delivery, mail, reading confirmation, etc.
Carved content: surname.
Tradition: seal script, auspicious style
Simplified: ancient seal, running script, official script and regular script.
2. The actual printing with legal basis (printing with moderate frequency) is called "printing".
This kind of seal should be engraved with its full name and filed with the government to get a registration number, which will be used when it is indicated that it needs to be stamped with my "seal" in case of major events.
The Japanese attach great importance to the seal and even lock it in a safe. If you lose it, report it immediately.
These standards are:
Male 15mm and above; Female 13.5mm and above.
Use occasions (formal occasions): signing a work contract, buying insurance, rent, mobile phone card, testifying in court, withdrawing money from the bank, etc.
Printing requirements: full name. Carve the vertical board from right to left.
When the simplified and traditional names are the same: seal script, auspicious style and ancient seal script.
When the simplified name is inconsistent with the traditional Chinese characters, the simplified name is in regular script, running script and official script. (Consistent with passport)
3. Bank seal (it is used less frequently and can be replaced by real seal)
These standards are:
Carved content: complete name, and it must be difficult to copy. As for the shape, there is no limit.
Male13.5 ~15 mm; Female12 ~13.5 mm.
Function: bank account opening and withdrawal.
Bank seals cannot be sealed with atomic seals. Because atomic printing is very easy to forge.
When the simplified and traditional names are the same: seal script, auspicious style and ancient seal script.
When the simplified name is inconsistent with the traditional Chinese characters, the simplified name is in regular script, running script and official script. (Consistent with passport)
Extended data:
A seal, also known as a stamp, is printed on a document as stationery to indicate identity or signature. Generally, stamps are stained with pigment before printing. Those that are not stained with pigment and will appear concave and convex after being printed on a flat surface are called steel seals, and some are wax prints printed on wax or wax or envelopes. Made of metal, wood, stone, jade, etc.
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(1) stamp. Used as a symbol of trust.
Historical Records of Xiaowu: "The official name is stamped with five words."
"The Biography of Gongsun Shu in the Later Han Dynasty": "Carve the seal of Mu Zhi in the world and prepare it for the official."
The fifteenth time of "Biography of Heroes of Children": "He learned to draw games, check stocks and even carve seals."
Lu Xun? "Letter to the King": "Because the book needs to be registered, the recipient must use the seal."
(2) the mark printed on the seal. ?
Ming? Tao Zongxi? "The system of farming and sealing": "There is no pledge in ancient times, and the seal is the official number." ?
Qing? Ji Yun? Notes of Yuewei Caotang: If you smell it, you will hear it: "The Buddha's axis is painted ... unnamed, and the seal is vague."
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-seal