What is the Kanji for "Consent"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Consent", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Consent" is "承".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Uketamawa".

Its onyomi reading is "Shou".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 1 parts:

The kanji "手" means "Hand" and can be read as "Shu", "Te", and "Zu"

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "承" mean in japanese?

"承" means "Consent".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Fifth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

承認: "Approval". The verbal noun '承認 (しょうにん)' means 'approval'. This term refers to the act of officially accepting or agreeing to something. It can be used in contexts related to receiving permission, agreement or validation from a person or authority. For example: The project received official approval - (プロジェクトは正式に承認された). I need your approval to move forward - (前に進むには、あなたの承認が必要です).

承知: "Understand". The verbal noun '承知 (しょうち)' means 'to understand'. It is used to indicate that one has comprehended or is aware of something. '承知しました' is a very common phrase used to acknowledge and confirm understanding of a request or statement. For example: I understand - (承知しました). She understood the instructions - (彼女は指示を承知した).

継承: "Inheritance". The noun '継承 (けいしょう)' refers to the act of inheriting something, such as property, wealth, or traditions, from a previous generation. It implies the passing down of assets, knowledge, or responsibilities to the next generation. For example: He received a large inheritance from his grandfather - (彼は祖父から大きな継承を受け取った). The family business was passed down through generations via inheritance - (その家族企業は代々の継承によって受け継がれてきた).

伝承: "Tradition". The Japanese noun '伝承 (でんしょう)' means 'tradition'. It refers to the passing down of customs, beliefs, stories, and knowledge from generation to generation within a culture or community. '伝承' implies the oral or written transmission of intangible cultural heritage over time. For example: The old traditions are being passed down - (古い伝承が受け継がれています). The legend has been passed down for centuries - (その伝説は何世紀にもわたって伝承されてきた).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "け" is read as "ke". The hiragana "た" is read as "ta". The hiragana "ま" is read as "ma". And The hiragana "わ" is read as "wa".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.