シール

In Japanese, シール broadly covers stickers, labels, and adhesive seals — much wider than the English "seal" it comes from.

Etymology

From English "seal," but in Japanese the meaning expanded to include all types of adhesive stickers.

Common collocations

• シールを貼(は)る: to put on a sticker
• シールを剥(は)がす: to peel off a sticker
• シールを集(あつ)める: to collect stickers

Types

• 値段(ねだん)シール: price sticker/tag
• キャラクターシール: character sticker
• セキュリティシール: security seal
• ステッカー: sticker (used especially for car/bumper stickers and larger items)

CHILDREN'S culture

Sticker collecting is a popular hobby among Japanese children. Sticker books (シール帳(ちょう)) and reward stickers (ごほうびシール) are common.