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連絡印

English translation: Acknowledgement stamp/Acknowledged by

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Japanese term or phrase:連絡印
English translation:Acknowledgement stamp/Acknowledged by
Entered by: conejo

01:20 Dec 11, 2008
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
Japanese term or phrase: 連絡印
I am translating a 稟議書 (Request/Application for formal approval) and this appears as a section to stamp seals (hanko). Below 連絡印, there are two little boxes for 経理課長 and 監査室長 to stamp their seals. Next to 連絡印 section, there is also a 受理印 section, which I think can be translated as "Receipt seals".

I don't know what exactly 連絡印 is for. I am guessing that it is to show that he/she has been notified of the matter/request for formal approval... any idea?
Miho Ohashi
Japan
Notification stamp, or Acknowledgement stamp
Explanation:
You could say notification stamp, or acknowledgement stamp, although the meanings would be slightly different.
Notification=has been notified
Acknowledgement=has seen/acknowledges the content

I agree with your idea that it means that he/she has been notified of the matter/request for formal approval. I don't think anything specific like that exists in English-speaking business cultures, since we don't use stamps. The closest thing would probably be a sign-off or initialing, that would indicate that the person has received the document/acknowledges receipt of whatever the content is.
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conejo
United States
Local time: 16:55
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Thank you, everyone.
I think I go for "Acknowledgment stamp", or "Acknowledged by" as suggested by Tanaka-san.
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Summary of answers provided
4Notification stamp, or Acknowledgement stamp
conejo
2(in-house document) circulation stamp
cinefil
Summary of reference entries provided
You won't need "stamp" in an English document.
Yumico Tanaka (X)

  

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Notification stamp, or Acknowledgement stamp


Explanation:
You could say notification stamp, or acknowledgement stamp, although the meanings would be slightly different.
Notification=has been notified
Acknowledgement=has seen/acknowledges the content

I agree with your idea that it means that he/she has been notified of the matter/request for formal approval. I don't think anything specific like that exists in English-speaking business cultures, since we don't use stamps. The closest thing would probably be a sign-off or initialing, that would indicate that the person has received the document/acknowledges receipt of whatever the content is.


conejo
United States
Local time: 16:55
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 39
Grading comment
Thank you, everyone.
I think I go for "Acknowledgment stamp", or "Acknowledged by" as suggested by Tanaka-san.
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50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
(in-house document) circulation stamp


Explanation:
just a guess

cinefil
Japan
Local time: 06:55
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Reference comments


4 hrs
Reference: You won't need "stamp" in an English document.

Reference information:
In a circulation document in a firm, normally you create a table or section where staff names are listed and they tick when they read it.
So either answer will do, but you won't need "stamp". "Acknowledged by:" is another option.

Yumico Tanaka (X)
Australia
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 8
Note to reference poster
Asker: That's true. What you say makes a lot of sense to me, and I do actually translate this type of phrases as you suggested. Don't know why it didn't to come to my mind this time. Thanks a lot!

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