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許 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「言」

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6Elementary year 5 ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「言」
On
キョきょ · kyo
Kun
ゆる(す)yuru(su)
Meaning
to permit; forgive; allow

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

言 "speech" plus 午 (the sound of a pestle); taking in what another says — hence "to allow, forgive."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onキョきょkyo許可きょか許諾きょだく特許とっきょ
Kunゆるすyurusu許すゆるす許しゆるし

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 許可きょか

    permission

  • 免許めんきょ

    licence

More words with this kanji

  • 允許いんきょ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

父(ちち)は車(くるま)の運転(うんてん)を許(ゆる)されている。

The father is licensed to drive.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

免許許可許免excuse可possib…設to est…証proof評to cri…講lectur…謝to apo…居to be去leave巨gigant…拒refuse拠footho…
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Compound

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