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允許 (いんきょ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
permission ; license ; authorization
Formal or bureaucratic term for official permission or a license. Often used in legal, administrative, or technical contexts. The kanji form 允許 is rare; the word is normally written in kana.
To license the use of the software.
Kanji 允 license, sincerity, permit Similar words 許きょ 可か 許可 is the common, everyday word for permission. 允許 is a much rarer, more formal synonym used mainly in legal or bureaucratic writing.
認にん 可か 認可 also means official approval or authorization, but is more common than 允許 and often used for government or institutional approval.
Etymology Sino-Japanese word from 允 (truly, permit) and 許 (permit, allow). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination conveys formal permission.
