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Kanji Detail for 許 - "permit, forgive, allow"

  • Meaning

    許 means "permit, forgive, allow."

    1. Permit - To allow; to give consent.

    2. Forgive - To pardon; to excuse a fault.

    3. Approximately - About; around a certain amount.

    4. Place - A location; someone's presence.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    permit; approve

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    allow, permit; promise; betroth

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Xu

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to consent, to permit; to promise, to betroth

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To grant a request. Such as 許可 (permit). | To expect. Such as Du Fu's poem has the expression 許身稷契 (likening oneself to Ji and Xie). Meaning expecting oneself to be a great minister. | An auxiliary word. Such as 幾許 (how much), like saying how many. 如許 (like this), meaning thus. | A state name during Zhou times. Descendants of the Four Peaks. Later conquered by Zheng. Located in present-day Xuchang County, Henan.
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Sentences including

  • I got leave to go home.

  • The teacher allowed him to go home.

  • Weather permitting , i'll start tomorrow.

  • He failed to pass his driving test.

  • The teacher didn't permit me to leave early.

  • Be on your guard against him.

  • He was excused on the ground that he way young.

  • Mother allowed me to go abroad.

  • No one is to leave without permission.

  • You won't be allowed another mistake.

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