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Kanji Detail for 許 - "to permit, to forgive, approximately"

許

  • Meaning

    許 means "to permit, to forgive, approximately."

    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.

  • Words using 許

    • 許可 きょか Listen permission; approval; authorization
    • 許す ゆるす Listen to permit; to allow; to approve
    • 免許 めんきょ Listen license; licence; permission
    • 特許 とっきょ Listen patent; special permission; license
    • 許諾 きょだく Listen consent; assent; approval
    • 許容 きょよう Listen permission; allowance; acceptance
    • 許し ゆるし Listen pardon; forgiveness; exemption
    • 無免許 むめんきょ Listen having no license; being unlicensed

  • Four-character idioms with 許

    • 免許皆伝 めんきょかいでん Listen possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership

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    • Verified meaning: to permit, to forgive, approximately
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read うえん, きょ, きよ, きょう)

    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 許

    Surnames 許(うえん)Listen 許(きょ)Listen 許(きよ)Listen 許(きょう)Listen 許(きよう)Listen 許(こ)Listen 許(こう)Listen 許(しう)Listen 許(ほ)Listen 許(ほい)Listen 許(ほお)Listen

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  • 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.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kyo(キョ) キョ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    moto(もと) もと

    yuru.su(ゆる-す) ゆる-す

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    言 (gen・gomben・kotoba)

  • Related Keywords

    to permit to forgive approximately origin source place allow about approve authorize condone consent empower endorse excuse grant license pardon sanction around location

Sentences including 許

  • 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.

Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces

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