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容認 (ようにん, younin) Japanese meaning: approval | Kotomora
Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 容認する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 容よう 認にん する 容よう 認にん しない Polite 容よう 認にん します 容よう 認にん しません Past polite 容よう 認にん しました 容よう 認にん しませんでした Past 容よう 認にん した 容よう 認にん しなかった Te-form 容よう 認にん して 容よう 認にん しないで Desire 容よう 認にん したい 容よう 認にん したくない Potential 容よう 認にん できる 容よう 認にん できない Passive 容よう 認にん される 容よう 認にん されない Causative 容よう 認にん させる 容よう 認にん させない Causative passive 容よう 認にん させられる 容よう 認にん させられない Volitional 容よう 認にん しよう Polite volitional 容よう 認にん しましょう Imperative 容よう 認にん しろ 容よう 認にん するな Conditional 容よう 認にん すれば 容よう 認にん しなければ Tara conditional 容よう 認にん したら 容よう 認にん しなかったら
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The government approved the plan.
He had no choice but to accept the current situation.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 を 容よう 認にん する to approve of / tolerate something
The government approved of the policy.
〈 事こと 〉 を 容よう 認にん できない cannot accept / tolerate something
Such discriminatory remarks cannot be tolerated.
〈 事こと 〉 が 容よう 認にん される for something to be approved / accepted
The decision was accepted by many citizens.
Kanji 認 acknowledge, witness, discern Related words· 7 承認 is a more active, official approval or recognition, while 容認 often implies passive acceptance or toleration of something not entirely desirable.
許容 also means 'toleration' or 'allowance' and is often used in technical contexts (e.g., engineering tolerances), whereas 容認 is more common for social or political acceptance.
黙認 means silently overlooking something without officially sanctioning it, while 容認 can involve an explicit, even if reluctant, acceptance.
容認 means to tolerate or allow something even if not fully agreeing, whereas 是認 means to actively affirm that something is correct or justified.
Show 3 more 容認 stresses permitting or tolerating something (often in legal or policy contexts), whereas 受容 focuses on the act of taking something in and embracing it.
容認 means tolerating or condoning something even if not fully approved of, while 受け入れ simply means taking something in or accepting it.
容認する means to tolerate or permit something even if not fully approving, while 受け入れる implies a more positive, willing acceptance.
Opposites 拒否 means to refuse or reject something outright, the opposite of 容認's acceptance or toleration.
否認 means to deny or disavow something, contrasting with 容認's act of accepting or tolerating it.
Don't confuse with 放任 (letting alone, non-interference) sounds similar to 容認 but means neglecting to intervene rather than actively approving or tolerating something.
容認 shares the kanji 容 and means to approve or tolerate something as acceptable, whereas 容赦 means to forgive or overlook a fault or show mercy.
Etymology Compound of 容 (contain, tolerate) and 認 (recognize, acknowledge). The combination conveys the idea of acknowledging and thereby permitting or tolerating something.
