# hanko

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A traditional Japanese stamp bearing a personal seal, used (in place of a handwritten signature) to authorise or certify documents.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 版行(はんこ) (hanko).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hanko