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Acknowledgement Acknowledgment Consent Agreement Receive Understanding Water Acquiesce

Kanji
Onyomi ショウ、ジョウ
Kunyomi うけたまわ.る、う.ける、ささ.げる、とど.める、こ.らす、つい.で、すく.う
Nanori つぐ, こと, すけ, つぎ, よし
English aquiesce, hear, listen to, be informed, receive
Examples 承認(しょうにん): recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
了承(りょうしょう): acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
承知(しょうち): (1) acknowledgment; acknowledgement; awareness (2) consent; acceptance; assent; admitting; compliance; agreement
承諾(しょうだく): consent; acquiescence; agreement
承る(うけたまわる): (1) to hear; to be told; to know (2) to receive (order); to undertake; to comply; to take (a reservation, etc.)
JLPT Level 2
Jouyou Grade 5
Frequency 775
Components 了: complete; finish
三: three
水: water
Number of Strokes 8
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 64
Radical Strokes 4
Radical Reading て・てへん
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword acquiesce
Koohii Story 1 To get someone to completely acquiesce it takes 3 dunks in the water before they give.
Koohii Story 2 To get someone to acquiesce, duck them completely in aqua (=water) three times. (variation on dingomick´s).

Tags: jlpt.n2, grade5, kanjifreq751-1000

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