hanko

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noun

A traditional Japanese stamp bearing a personal seal, used (in place of a handwritten signature) to authorise or certify documents.

OriginFinnish Hanko →
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Meanings

hanko1

nounhanko (plural hankos)

plural hankos

  1. A traditional Japanese stamp bearing a personal seal, used (in place of a handwritten signature) to authorise or certify documents.

    I used my hanko, and as I did I realized I needed a new one, with my new name.

    2025, Clara Kumagai, Songs for Ghosts, Toronto: Penguin Teen Canada, page 108

Hanko2

proper noun
  1. A port town and municipality of Uusimaa, on the southern coast of Finland.

Hanko3

proper nounHanko (plural Hankos)

plural Hankos

  1. A surname.

Origin

hanko · noun

Borrowed from Japanese 版行(はんこ) (hanko).

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Hanko · proper noun

  1. FinnishHanko
  2. FinnishHanko
  3. EnglishHanko

Borrowed from Finnish Hanko.

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Hanko · proper noun

  1. CzechHanko
  2. PolishHanko
  3. EnglishHanko

Both from Polish Hanko and Czech Hanko.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 漢科 /汉科
  • 漢科 /汉科 (Hànkē)town
Finnish Hanko
  • Hankotown
Russian Гангут
  • Гангут (Gangut)town
Swedish Hangö
  • Hangötown

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

KohanHokanhanok
Cite this entry
APA

hanko. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hanko

MLA

“hanko.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hanko. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hanko,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hanko.

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