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認

acknowledge, witness, discern, recognize, appreciate, believe

JLPTN3StatusJōyō · grade 6FrequencyTop 200Strokes14

Readings

On'yomi

  • ニン

Kun'yomi

  • みと.める
  • したた.める

Meaning

認 centers on mental acceptance of something as true or valid: acknowledging a fact, recognizing a person or pattern, discerning truth, appreciating value, or believing a statement.

Most common words using 認

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  • 確認かくにん
    N4

    confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation; identification

  • 認めるみとめる
    N3

    to recognize; to recognise; to observe; to notice

  • 認識にんしき
    N2

    recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition; cognizance; cognisance

  • 認定にんてい

    authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition

  • 承認しょうにん
    N2

    recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement

  • 認知にんち

    acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition

  • 認証にんしょう

    certification; attestation; authentication; confirmation

  • 公認こうにん
    N1

    official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation

  • 認可にんか
    N1

    approval; license; licence; permission

  • 容認ようにん

    approval; acceptance; toleration

  • 視認しにん

    visual confirmation; sighting

  • 誤認ごにん

    misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)

  • 否認ひにん
    N1

    denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval

  • 黙認もくにん

    tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking

  • 自認じにん

    admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement

  • 追認ついにん

    ratification; confirmation

  • 許認可きょにんか

    approval and authorization; permits and licences

  • 是認ぜにん

    approval; approbation; endorsement

  • 認否にんぴ

    approval or disapproval; admission or denial

  • 認容にんよう

    acknowledgement; acknowledgment

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Etymology

認 combines 言 (speech, words) with 忍, which likely contributes the sound ニン and the idea of enduring or bearing something. The compound suggests bearing something in mind through words, leading to acknowledgment or recognition.

Meaning mnemonic

Words (言) that endure (忍) in your mind are the ones you acknowledge and recognize. Picture a statement that stays with you until you accept it as true.

Reading mnemonic

For ニン, imagine a ninja (忍者, にんじゃ) silently acknowledging your presence with a nod: nin -> ニン, and the ninja recognizes you.