JLPT N3 · Verb

認める (mitomeru)

認める (みとめる, mitomeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to recognize; to recognise”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: みとめる
Romaji: mitomeru
Word class: Ichidan verb (る-verb)
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

to recognize; to recognise; to observe; to notice · ichidan verb, transitive
to deem; to judge; to assess · ichidan verb, transitive
to approve; to deem acceptable; to allow · ichidan verb, transitive
to admit; to accept; to confess (to a charge) · ichidan verb, transitive
to watch steadily; to observe carefully · ichidan verb, transitive

Example sentences

我々は彼の才能を認めている。

We appreciate his talent.

Tatoeba #185610

ｘ線写真で異状が認められます。

We have detected an abnormality on your x-ray.

Tatoeba #234774

このお願いをお認めいただけましたら幸いです。

I would be grateful for your approval of this request.

Tatoeba #223954

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

Conjugation of 認める

Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	認める	みとめる mitomeru
Polite (~masu)	認めます	みとめます mitomemasu
Negative	認めない	みとめない mitomenai
Polite negative	認めません	みとめません mitomemasen
Past	認めた	みとめた mitometa
Polite past	認めました	みとめました mitomemashita
Negative past	認めなかった	みとめなかった mitomenakatta
Te-form	認めて	みとめて mitomete
Potential	認められる	みとめられる mitomerareru
Passive	認められる	みとめられる mitomerareru
Causative	認めさせる	みとめさせる mitomesaseru
Volitional	認めよう	みとめよう mitomeyou
Imperative	認めろ	みとめろ mitomero
Conditional (~ba)	認めれば	みとめれば mitomereba

Kanji in 認める

認

acknowledge, witness, discernニン・みと.める・したた.める · 14 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 認める.

承認しょうにんrecognition確認かくにんconfirmation公認こうにんofficial recognition認識にんしきrecognition

Source: JMdict entry 1467530 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.