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Kanji Detail for 認 - "to acknowledge, to recognize"

認

  • Meaning

    認 means "to acknowledge, to recognize." Also associated with to permit.

    1. To recognize - To permit; acknowledge; confirm.

    2. To write letter - To compose correspondence.

  • Words using 認

    • 承認 しょうにん Listen recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
    • 認識 にんしき Listen recognition; awareness; perception
    • 確認 かくにん Listen confirmation; verification; validation
    • 公認 こうにん Listen official recognition; official approval; certification
    • 認定 にんてい Listen authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment
    • 認可 にんか Listen approval; license; licence
    • 容認 ようにん Listen approval; acceptance; toleration
    • 認知 にんち Listen acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition

  • Tattoo check: 認

    • Verified meaning: to acknowledge, to recognize
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read みとむ)
    • Also carries these associations: to permit

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 認

    Given names 認(みとむ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    acknowledge; witness; discern; recognize; appreciate; believe

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    recognize, know, understand

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to recognize; to know; to admit

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to know, to recognize, to understand

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

    To identify. Distinguishing things is called 認. Such as 認明 (identify clearly), 認定 (confirm). | To allow. Such as 承認 (acknowledge), 公認 (publicly recognize).

  • Onyomi

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    nin(ニン) ニン

  • Kunyomi

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    mito.meru(みと-める) みと-める

    shitata.meru(したた-める) したた-める

  • Strokes

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    14 strokes

  • Radical

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    言 (gen・gomben・kotoba)

  • Related Keywords

    acknowledge recognize permit write letter accept determine decide allow recognition admit approve certify confirm endorse grant identify realize sanction understand validate

Sentences including 認

  • Almost all approve of his actions.

  • I admit that he is right.

  • I admit it to be true.

  • Why don't you admit your mistake?

  • Could you approve my proposal?

  • I'm not having any of that.

  • He acknowledged his fault.

  • I will grant that you are right on this point.

  • She acknowledged that she couldn't speak french.

  • He was admitted to the club.

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