認 — 14 strokes ／ Radical「言」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 14 strokes ／ Radical「言」
- On
- ニン
- Kun
- みと(める)
- Meaning
- to recognise; approve; admit
Origin
言 "speech" plus 忍 "to bear"; hearing a thing out and taking it in — hence "to recognise, admit."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ニン | 認識・承認・否認 |
|---|---|
| みとめる | 認める |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 確認かくにん
confirmation
- 認定にんてい
official recognition
Example
自分のまちがいを認めた。
I admitted my own mistake.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)