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acknowledge
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingニン
Kun readingみと.める、したた.める
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 6

Meanings

  1. acknowledgeRtK
  2. witness
  3. discern
  4. recognize
  5. appreciate
    彼は日本文化のよさを認めています。He appreciates Japanese culture.tatoeba
  6. believe
  1. to recognize
  2. to recognise
  3. to observe
  4. to notice
  5. to deem

Popular Usage

確認承認

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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say (言) · words (言) · keitai · mouth (口) · endure · blade · sword (刀) · dagger (刀) · drop (丶) · heart (心)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 643

Compound words

確認かくにん
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check
承認しょうにん
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent
認めるみとめる
to recognize; to recognise; to observe; to notice; to deem
確認するかくにんする
to confirm
認識するにんしきする
to recognize
認定するにんていする
to authorize; to certify
誤認ごにん
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
公認こうにん
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
是認ぜにん
approval; approbation; endorsement
認可にんか
approval; license; licence; permission
認識にんしき
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge
認証にんしょう
certification; attestation; authentication; confirmation; Imperial attestation
認知にんち
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
認定にんてい
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification
否認ひにん
denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
黙認もくにん
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration
容認ようにん
approval; acceptance; toleration
認めみとめ
approval; acceptance; recognition; acknowledgement; private seal
再確認さいかくにん
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
認め印みとめいん
private seal; personal seal; unregistered seal; informal seal; signet
認知症にんちしょう
dementia
公認会計士こうにんかいけいし
certified public accountant
光学式文字認識こうがくしきもじにんしき
optical character recognition; OCR
確認書かくにんしょ
written confirmation

Kun Reading Examples

彼は負けを認めなかった。みとめる
He didn't acknowledge defeat.tatoeba
彼は負けを認めた。みとめる
He admitted himself defeated.tatoeba
彼は彼女をおどしてそれを認めさせた。みとめる
He browbeat her into accepting it.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は負けを認めなかった。
He didn't acknowledge defeat.tatoeba
彼は負けを認めた。
He admitted himself defeated.tatoeba
彼は批判家連中が、彼の過ちならなんでも叩こうと待ち受けていることを承認していた。
He knows that his critics are waiting to pounce on any slip that he makes.tatoeba
彼は彼女をおどしてそれを認めさせた。
He browbeat her into accepting it.tatoeba

Stroke Order

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