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How to say 'Confirmation' in Japanese | 確認

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The Japanese word for Confirmation is 'Kakunin', written as 確認 in Japanese.'Confirmation' in hiragana is かくにん.

    word

    確認

    Meaning

    Confirmation

    Reading

    かくにん

    kakunin

    Kanji

    確Certain 認Recognize, Admit

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '確認 (かくにん)' means 'confirmation'. It refers to the act of verifying or checking something to ensure its accuracy, correctness, or existence. This word is commonly used in both formal and informal contexts, such as in business, daily conversations, or instructions. For example: Please confirm the schedule「スケジュールを確認してください」(スケジュールをかくにんしてください). I confirmed the reservation「予約を確認しました」(よやくをかくにんしました). It can also be used in compound verbs like '確認する (かくにんする)' to mean 'to confirm'.

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    6

    Frequency

    1349

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 確認

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    確

    Meaning

    Certain

  • kanji

    認

    Meaning

    Recognize, Admit

Words Related to 確認 Through the Kanji 確

These 13 Words contain the Kanji 確 as well.

  • word

    確か

    Meaning

    Certain, Sure

  • word

    確り

    Meaning

    Firmly

  • word

    正確

    Meaning

    Accurate

  • word

    明確

    Meaning

    Clear, Definite

  • word

    確かめる

    Meaning

    Confirm

  • word

    確保

    Meaning

    Secure

  • word

    確立

    Meaning

    Establishment

  • word

    確定

    Meaning

    Confirmation, Finalization

  • word

    確実

    Meaning

    Certain

  • word

    確信

    Meaning

    Conviction

  • word

    確率

    Meaning

    Probability

  • word

    不確か

    Meaning

    Uncertain

  • word

    的確

    Meaning

    Accurate

Words Related to 確認 Through the Kanji 認

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 認 as well.

  • word

    認める

    Meaning

    Admit, Acknowledge

  • word

    認定

    Meaning

    Certification, Recognition

  • word

    承認

    Meaning

    Approval, Recognition

  • word

    認知

    Meaning

    Recognition, Cognition

  • word

    認可

    Meaning

    Approval

  • word

    認識

    Meaning

    Recognition

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