Black seal

Japanese: 黒印 - こくいん

〘Noun〙① A black seal. An impression made with ink or black ink. Also, the seal used for this. [Nippo Jisho (1603-04)]② A seal made of ink or black ink that was used especially on official documents of the shogunate and feudal lords during the Muromachi and Edo periods. Also, those documents. Lower in rank than a vermilion seal. Osumiki. ※Rodriguez's Great Japanese Textbook (1604-08) "Shuin (vermilion seal) is respected and is for official use, while cocuin (cocuin) is lower in rank and is used for internal matters."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 黒い印。墨、あるいは黒肉をつけて押された印影。また、それに用いる印。〔日葡辞書（1603‐04）〕② 特に、室町・江戸時代、幕府・大名の公文書に押された墨、黒肉の印。また、その文書。朱印よりも格が落ちる。おすみつき。※ロドリゲス日本大文典（1604‐08）「シュイン（朱印）は尊ばれて、公的のものであり、cocuin(コクイン)は格が低くて、内部的な事柄に使はれ」

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