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branding iron; brand mark; burn mark (stamped with a heated iron)
A mark made by pressing a heated metal stamp onto a surface, or the tool used to make such marks.
どら焼きに焼き印を押す。
To press a brand mark onto a dorayaki.
この木箱には焼き印で名前が入っている。
This wooden box has a name branded into it.
和菓子屋では店の名前の焼き印を使うことが多い。
Japanese confectionery shops often use branding irons with their shop name.
A compound of 焼く (to burn/grill) and 印 (mark/seal). In Japanese traditional crafts, branding irons are commonly used to mark wooden products, leather goods, and sweets. Japanese confections like 饅頭 and どら焼き often bear the shop's brand mark as a decorative element.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 焼き印を押す: to brand, to press a mark
- 焼き印を入れる: to put a brand mark on
- 店名の焼き印: brand mark with the shop name
RELATED WORDS:
- 烙印: brand, stigma — can also be used figuratively for a mark of shame
- 刻印: engraving, stamped mark — carved rather than burned
- 印: mark, symbol — broader term for any kind of mark