Onyomi: コウ · Kunyomi: がえんじ.る · Meanings: agreement, comply with, consent
Kanji for agreement, comply with, consent
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肯 is formed as a TOP–BOTTOM structure. The top part is 止, which represents stopping or planting the foot. The bottom part is 月, which here relates to the body or inner feeling. Together, they show a firm inner decision that does not move or waver. From this structure, 肯 came to mean to agree, consent, or willingly accept.
肯 shows a firm inner decision, meaning to agree or consent.
Imagine planting your foot firmly (止) because inside your body or heart (月) you have decided. That firm inner “yes” — not backing away — is 肯.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 肯定 | こうてい | affirmation | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 頷く | うなずく | to nod, to bow one's head in assent, to agree | common Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 肯定的 | こうていてき | affirmative | Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
| 肯定応答 | こうていおうとう | acknowledge, ACK | Noun |
| 肯定命題 | こうていめいだい | affirmative proposition | Noun |
| 諾う | うべなう | to agree (to a proposal, request, etc.), to assent, to consent, to accept | Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb |
| 肯定文 | こうていぶん | affirmative sentence | Noun |
| 肯綮 | こうけい | the essential point | Noun |
| 肯んずる | がえんずる | to consent, to allow, to accept | Ichidan verb - zuru verb (alternative form of -jiru verbs), Transitive verb |
| 肯諾 | こうだく | consent, agreement | Noun, Suru verb |
| 頷ける | うなずける | to (be able to) agree (with), to be able to accept, to find acceptable, to be convinced, to understand | Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb |
| 肯う | うけがう | to approve, to accept, to consent, to affirm | Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb |
| 肯んじる | がえんじる | to consent, to allow, to accept, to agree | Ichidan verb |