JLPT N3 · Verb

許す (yurusu)

許す (ゆるす, yurusu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to permit; to allow”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ゆるす
Romaji: yurusu
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

to permit; to allow; to approve; to consent to · godan verb, transitive · occ. written as 聴す
to forgive; to pardon; to excuse; to tolerate · godan verb, transitive · also written as 赦す
to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to release; to let off · godan verb, transitive · also written as 赦す
to acknowledge; to admit · godan verb, transitive
to trust; to confide in; to let one's guard down · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

ＤＮＡのサンプルを貯える事は許されるべきではない。

It shouldn't be permitted to store samples of DNA.

Tatoeba #234857

あなたが後悔しているのなら許してあげよう。

As you are sorry, I'll forgive you.

Tatoeba #234085

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 許す

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	許す	ゆるす yurusu
Polite (~masu)	許します	ゆるします yurushimasu
Negative	許さない	ゆるさない yurusanai
Polite negative	許しません	ゆるしません yurushimasen
Past	許した	ゆるした yurushita
Polite past	許しました	ゆるしました yurushimashita
Negative past	許さなかった	ゆるさなかった yurusanakatta
Te-form	許して	ゆるして yurushite
Potential	許せる	ゆるせる yuruseru
Passive	許される	ゆるされる yurusareru
Causative	許させる	ゆるさせる yurusaseru
Volitional	許そう	ゆるそう yurusou
Imperative	許せ	ゆるせ yuruse
Conditional (~ba)	許せば	ゆるせば yuruseba

Kanji in 許す

許

permit, approveキョ・ゆる.す・もと · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 許す.

許可きょかpermission免許めんきょlicense特許とっきょpatent許容きょようpermission

Source: JMdict entry 1232870 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.