Literally a three mon seal. A mon is a historical Japanese currency worth very little similar to a shilling or penny. -ban is the voiced form of 判 (han)...
(hankō) > hanko. IPA(key): [hã̠ŋko̞] 判(はん)子(こ) • (hanko) a printing stamp used as a form of signature; a seal 印鑑(いんかん) (inkan) <span class="searchmatch">三文判</span>(さんもんばん) (sanmonban)...
publication of a text or image on a woodblock a printing stamp used as a form of signature; a seal 判子(はんこ) (hanko) 印鑑(いんかん) (inkan) <span class="searchmatch">三文判</span>(さんもんばん) (sanmonban)...
IPA(key): [ĩŋkã̠ɴ] 印(いん)鑑(かん) • (inkan) an official name stamp 判子(はんこ) (hanko) <span class="searchmatch">三文判</span>(さんもんばん) (sanmonban) 印章(いんしょう) (inshō) ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006),...