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Kanji Detail for 肯 - "to consent"

肯

  • Meaning

    肯 means "to consent." Also associated with willing, to affirm.

    1. Consent - To agree; to approve.

    2. Affirm - To confirm; to say yes.

    3. Willing - Ready to do something.

  • Words using 肯

    • 肯定 こうてい Listen affirmation; affirmative

  • Tattoo check: 肯

    • Verified meaning: to consent
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: willing, to affirm

    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.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    agreement; consent; comply with

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    willing; consent to, permit

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    old variant of 肯[ken3]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to agree to, to consent, to permit; ready, willing

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

    Willing. Having the meaning of consent. | Flesh attached to bone. Now calling vital points 肯綮 (key points). Based on (Zhuangzi).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    koh(コウ) コウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    gaenji.ru(がえん-じる) がえん-じる

  • Strokes

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    8 strokes

  • Radical

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    肉 月 (niku・nikuzuki)

  • Related Keywords

    to consent to affirm willing acknowledge agree approve daringly nod accept acquiesce assent authorize comply concede concur confirm endorse permit ratify ready sanction support yes yield

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