Onyomi: キョ · Kunyomi: もと, ゆる.す · Meanings: approve, permit
Kanji for approve, permit
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The kanji 許 is formed from the speech radical 言 on the left and the right component 午. 言 represents words or speaking, while 午 originally depicted a hand holding a pole or mark, often symbolizing action or authority. Combined, the character shows a person speaking with authority or using words to grant or approve something. Over time, this became the kanji for “to allow,” “permit,” or “consent,” emphasizing that permission comes through a spoken or declared act.
Words (言) combined with authority or action (午) — representing granting permission, allowing, or consenting.
Imagine someone using words (言) to officially approve or allow something (午). That’s 許 — to permit or give consent.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 許り | ばかり | only, merely, nothing but, no more than | common Particle |
| 下 | もと | under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.) | common Noun |
| 許し | ばかし | approximately, about | Particle |
| 許す | ゆるす | to permit, to allow, to approve, to consent to | common JLPT-N3 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb |
| 許可 | きょか | permission, approval, authorization, license | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 許容 | きょよう | permission, allowance, acceptance, tolerance, pardon | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 許し | ゆるし | pardon, forgiveness, exemption, permission | common Noun |
| 許諾 | きょだく | consent, assent, approval, permission | common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 許りか | ばかりか | not only | common Particle |
| 許可証 | きょかしょう | permit, license, licence | Noun |