免めん許きょ

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免許する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	免めん許きょする	免めん許きょしない
Polite	免めん許きょします	免めん許きょしません
Past polite	免めん許きょしました	免めん許きょしませんでした
Past	免めん許きょした	免めん許きょしなかった
Te-form	免めん許きょして	免めん許きょしないで
Desire	免めん許きょしたい	免めん許きょしたくない
Potential	免めん許きょできる	免めん許きょできない
Passive	免めん許きょされる	免めん許きょされない
Causative	免めん許きょさせる	免めん許きょさせない
Causative passive	免めん許きょさせられる	免めん許きょさせられない
Volitional	免めん許きょしよう
Polite volitional	免めん許きょしましょう
Imperative	免めん許きょしろ	免めん許きょするな
Conditional	免めん許きょすれば	免めん許きょしなければ
Tara conditional	免めん許きょしたら	免めん許きょしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

license; permit; certificate

An official authorization, or the document/qualification showing that authorization. Common with driving, professional, and business qualifications.

運うん転てん免めん許きょを取とったばかりなので、まだ長ちょう距きょ離りの運うん転てんは不ふ安あんだ。
I only just got my driver's license, so I’m still nervous about driving long distances.
医い師し免めん許きょがなければ、この医い療りょう行こう為いはできない。
Without a medical license, you cannot perform this medical procedure.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

license; grant permission; permit

The する verb 免許する means for an authority to grant a license or legal permission; it is formal and often legal or administrative.

公こう安あん委い員いん会かいは、自じ動どう車しゃの運うん転てんを免めん許きょする。
The Public Safety Commission licenses people to drive motor vehicles.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉の免めん許きょを取しゅ得とくするto obtain a license for something
彼かれは看かん護ご師しの免めん許きょを取しゅ得とくした。
He obtained a nursing license.
免めん許きょを更こう新しんするto renew one's license
運うん転てん免めん許きょを更こう新しんするために警けい察さつ署しょへ行いった。
I went to the police station to renew my driver's license.
免めん許きょが失しっ効こうするfor a license to expire/become invalid
更こう新しんを忘わすれると免めん許きょが失しっ効こうしてしまう。
If you forget to renew it, your license will expire.
免めん許きょを持もつto hold a license
彼かの女じょは美び容よう師しの免めん許きょを持もっている。
She holds a beautician's license.
無む免めん許きょで〈動どう詞し〉to do something without a license
彼かれは無む免めん許きょで車くるまを運うん転てんしていた。
He was driving a car without a license.
〈人ひと〉に免めん許きょを与あたえるto grant someone a license
国くには資し格かくを満みたした者ものに免めん許きょを与あたえる。
The government grants a license to those who meet the qualifications.

Expressions

免めん許きょを取とるget a license; obtain a license

Kanji

免excuse, dismissal
許permit, approve

Related words· 8

許きょ可かN4sense 1
許可 is a general word for permission or approval, while 免許 specifically means an official license or qualification issued by an authority.
資し格かくN3sense 1
資格 refers to a qualification or eligibility one holds, whereas 免許 is the concrete license document or authorization itself.
認にん可かN1sense 1
認可 is administrative approval typically given to organizations or plans, while 免許 usually authorizes an individual to perform a specific activity.
ライセンス sense 1
ライセンス is the loanword equivalent used casually or in business/tech contexts, while 免許 is the standard word for official licenses like driving or professional permits.

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特とっ許きょN1
免許 is a license or permit for regulated activities like driving or medical practice, whereas 特許 refers to an exclusive right such as a patent or special charter.
免めん許きょ証しょうN2
免許 refers to the license or qualification itself, while 免許証 is the physical card or document that proves you have it.
免めん状じょう
免許 is the common everyday word for a license or qualification, while 免状 emphasizes the physical certificate itself and sounds more formal or traditional.
運うん転てん免めん許きょ
免許 is the broad term for a license or certified qualification of any kind, whereas 運転免許 narrows this down to driving specifically.

Opposites

無む免めん許きょN3
免許 means having an official license or permit, while 無免許 means lacking one entirely.

Don't confuse with

許きょ可かN4
免許 refers to a license or qualification granted after meeting requirements (like a driver's license), while 許可 is the general act of granting permission for an action.
免めん除じょN1
免除 (exemption) and 免許 (license) share the kanji 免 but are unrelated in meaning—one waives a duty, the other grants a qualification.

Word family· 27

仮かり免めん許きょ
temporary license; provisional license
免めん許きょ皆かい伝でん
full mastery of an art; initiation into the secrets of an art; full mastership
免めん許きょ証しょうN2
license; permit; certificate
無む免めん許きょN3
unlicensed; without a license
免めん許きょ制せい
license system; licensing system

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免めん許きょ料りょう
license fee
免めん許きょ状じょう
license; certificate; permit; diploma
本ほん免めん許きょ
full license; unrestricted license
二に輪りん免めん許きょ
motorcycle license
免めん許きょ停てい止し
license suspension; driving license suspension
免めん許きょ番ばん号ごう
license number
免めん許きょ返へん納のう
voluntary surrender of a driver's license

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Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound written with 免, associated with exemption or release, and 許, associated with permitting or allowing. The spelling reflects the idea of official permission; this is a component-based explanation rather than a detailed historical derivation.