認 – acknowledge, witness, discern

14 strokesTaught in grade 6#198 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 認 means acknowledge, witness, discern, recognize, appreciate, believe. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ニン (nin); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is みと.める、したた.める (mitomeru, shitatameru). It is written with 14 strokes, under radical 言 (no. 149).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ニン	nin
Kun’yomi	みと.める	mitomeru
Kun’yomi	したた.める	shitatameru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 言 (Kangxi radical 149). Components: 言・心・刀・丶.

Words using 認

承認しょうにんrecognition確認かくにんconfirmation認めるみとめるto recognize公認こうにんofficial recognition認識にんしきrecognition

Example sentences

私の提案を承認していただけますか。

Could you approve my proposal?

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予約は確認されています。

I have a confirmed reservation.

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我々は彼の才能を認めている。

We appreciate his talent.

Tatoeba #185610

Kanji with the same radical

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