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許

Permit
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingキョ
Kun readingゆる.す、もと
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 5Level 18

Verbs with «許»

許す許可する許せる許容する

Meanings

  1. permitRtK
  2. approve
  1. only
  2. merely
  3. nothing but
  4. no more than
  5. approximately

Popular Usage

許可許容

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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say (言) · words (言) · keitai · mouth (口) · horse (馬) · pantomime horse · noon · sign of the horse

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 611

Compound words

許可きょか
permission; approval; authorization; license
許すゆるす
to permit; to allow; to approve; to consent to; to forgive
許容きょよう
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
許しゆるし
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
許諾きょだく
consent; assent; approval; permission
特許とっきょ
patent; special permission; license; licence; concession
免許めんきょ
license; licence; permission; permit; certificate
免許証めんきょしょう
licence; license; permit; certificate (of qualification)
無免許むめんきょ
unlicensed; without a license (licence)
特許庁とっきょちょう
Patent Office; Patent Agency
運転免許うんてんめんきょ
driver's license; driver's licence; driving licence
允許いんきょ
permission
官許かんきょ
government permission
許りばかり
only
胸許むなもと
breast
准許じゅんきょ
approval
勅許ちょっきょ
imperial sanction
爰許ここもと
here
茲許ここもと
here
奥許しおくゆるし
secret
仮免許かりめんきょ
temporary license
許りにばかりに
(simply) because
許せるゆるせる
to be able to forgive
気を許すきをゆるす
to let one's guard down

Kun Reading Examples

彼は私の許しを願った。ゆるし
He asked my pardon.tatoeba
遅れたことをお許しください。ゆるし
Please pardon me for coming late.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は年齢の理由で許された。
He was excused by reason of his age.tatoeba
彼は大学への入学が許可された。
He was admitted to the college.tatoeba
彼は大学に入学を許可された。
He was admitted to college.tatoeba
彼は早く帰る許可が与えられた。
He was granted permission to leave early.tatoeba
実朝は許容せず、次のように述べた。
Sanetomo did not allow it and said as follows.wiki
義時と広元は頻りにそれを諌めたが、実朝は許容しなかった。
Yoshitoki and Hiromoto remonstrated with him many times, but Sanetomo did not accept them.wiki

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Permit; forgive. 言 (words) + 午 — saying 'yes'.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 許

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