承 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「手」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「手」
- On
- ショウしょう · shō
- Kun
- うけたまわ(る)uketamawa(ru)
- Meaning
- to receive; consent; inherit
Stroke order
Origin
Hands catching something from below; taking up what is handed down — hence "to receive, consent."
Readings and examples
| Onショウしょうshō | 承知しょうち承諾しょうだく継承けいしょう |
|---|---|
| Kunうけたまわるuketamawaru | 承るうけたまわる |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 承知しょうち
consent; understanding
- 継承けいしょう
succession; inheritance
- 承諾しょうだく
- 諒承りょうしょう
- 纘承さんしょう
Example
その件は承知しました。
I understand about that matter.
Idioms with this kanji
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)