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date stamp; datemark
A stamp or imprint showing the date, used on official documents, mail, and receipts.
書類に日付印を押した。
I stamped the date on the document.
郵便物の日付印を確認した。
I checked the date stamp on the mail.
契約書には日付印と担当者の印鑑が必要だ。
The contract requires a date stamp and the person in charge's seal.
A compound of 日付 (date) and 印 (stamp/seal). In Japanese offices and bureaucracy, stamps and seals remain important — documents are routinely stamped with dates for record-keeping. 日付印 can refer to both the physical stamp device and the impression it leaves.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 日付印を押す: to stamp the date
- 日付印を確認する: to check the date stamp
- 消印の日付印: postmark date stamp
RELATED TERMS:
- 日付: date
- 消印: postmark; cancellation stamp
- 印鑑: personal seal
- 受付印: receipt stamp