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ink pad (for rubber stamps); stamp pad
A flat, ink-soaked pad used with rubber stamps to apply ink before stamping. Usually a rectangular plastic case with a fabric or felt pad inside, sold in colors such as black, red, and blue. Distinct from 朱肉, the specialized vermilion pad used with formal 印鑑 seals.
スタンプ台にインクをつける。
I put ink on the stamp pad.
赤いスタンプ台を貸してください。
Please lend me the red stamp pad.
スタンプ台が乾いてきたので、新しいインクを足した。
The stamp pad was getting dry, so I added some new ink.
子供が机の上でスタンプ台をひっくり返して、ノートがインクだらけになった。
My child knocked over the stamp pad on the desk, and the notebook got covered in ink.
Composed of the loanword スタンプ (stamp, rubber stamp) and 台 (stand, base, platform). The 台 here names the pad-holder, not a separate stand.
USAGE:
Paired with rubber stamps (スタンプ) used for office date-stamping, craft projects, スタンプラリー (stamp-collecting events), and school activities. Not typically used with the formal 印鑑 seals that require 朱肉.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- スタンプ台にインクをつける: to ink the pad (before stamping)
- スタンプ台が乾く: the stamp pad dries out
- 補充インク付きスタンプ台: stamp pad with refill ink
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 朱肉: vermilion ink pad — specifically for formal seals (印鑑); uses a different, oil-based ink and never called スタンプ台
- 印パッド: ink pad — a less common katakana equivalent of スタンプ台
- スタンプ: rubber stamp — the stamp itself, applied to the pad before pressing onto paper