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承認する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	承しょう認にんする	承しょう認にんしない
Polite	承しょう認にんします	承しょう認にんしません
Past polite	承しょう認にんしました	承しょう認にんしませんでした
Past	承しょう認にんした	承しょう認にんしなかった
Te-form	承しょう認にんして	承しょう認にんしないで
Desire	承しょう認にんしたい	承しょう認にんしたくない
Potential	承しょう認にんできる	承しょう認にんできない
Passive	承しょう認にんされる	承しょう認にんされない
Causative	承しょう認にんさせる	承しょう認にんさせない
Causative passive	承しょう認にんさせられる	承しょう認にんさせられない
Volitional	承しょう認にんしよう
Polite volitional	承しょう認にんしましょう
Imperative	承しょう認にんしろ	承しょう認にんするな
Conditional	承しょう認にんすれば	承しょう認にんしなければ
Tara conditional	承しょう認にんしたら	承しょう認にんしなかったら

Meanings

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

approval; authorization; consent

Used when a person, organization, or system formally accepts a request, proposal, plan, application, or transaction. Common as 承認する and 承認を得る.

部ぶ長ちょうは休きゅう暇かの申しん請せいを承しょう認にんした。
The department manager approved the leave request.
この変へん更こうには上じょう司しの承しょう認にんが必ひつ要ようです。
This change requires a supervisor's approval.

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

recognition; acknowledgement; acceptance as valid

Used for formally recognizing a fact, status, authority, government, qualification, or result as valid or legitimate.

その国くには新しん政せい府ふを正せい式しきに承しょう認にんした。
The country officially recognized the new government.
委い員いん会かいは彼かれの研けん究きゅう成せい果かを承しょう認にんした。
The committee acknowledged his research results as valid.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉の承しょう認にんを得えるto obtain approval for something
新あたらしい計けい画かくは取とり締しまり役やく会かいの承しょう認にんを得えた。
The new plan received approval from the board of directors.
〈人ひと〉に承しょう認にんを求もとめるto seek someone's approval
契けい約やく書しょの変へん更こうについて上じょう司しに承しょう認にんを求もとめた。
I asked my boss for approval on the changes to the contract.
〈事こと〉が承しょう認にんされるfor something to be approved (passive)
この予よ算さん案あんは来らい月げつの会かい議ぎで承しょう認にんされる予よ定ていだ。
This budget proposal is expected to be approved at next month's meeting.
〈事こと〉を国こく際さい的てきに承しょう認にんするto formally recognize something (e.g. a government) internationally
多おおくの国くにがその新しん政せい府ふを承しょう認にんした。
Many countries recognized the new government.

Kanji

承acquiesce, hear, listen to
認acknowledge, witness, discern

Related words· 20

許きょ可かN4sense 1
許可 is simple permission to do something, while 承認 is broader formal approval of a request, plan, or status.
認にん可かN1sense 1
認可 is official legal or administrative authorization by a competent authority, whereas 承認 is used more generally in business, diplomacy, and everyday procedures.
同どう意いN1sense 1
同意 stresses personal agreement or consent, while 承認 stresses the formal act of approving or recognizing something as valid.
認みとめるN3
認める is a general, everyday verb for recognizing or admitting something, while 承認する is a more formal, procedural equivalent.

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批ひ准じゅん
承認 is the general word for 'approval' or 'recognition', while 批准 refers specifically to the formal ratification of a treaty or legal document.
決けっ裁さい
承認 is a general word for approval or recognition usable in formal or informal settings, while 決裁 refers specifically to a superior's formal sign-off within an organization.
是ぜ認にん
承認 is the common word for approval or recognition in everyday and official contexts, while 是認 is more formal and stresses judging something to be right or acceptable, often in debates or formal statements.
認みとめN1
承認 is the formal, official term for approval used in business or legal contexts, while 認め is a broader, more casual noun form of 認める.
容よう認にん
承認 is a more active, official approval or recognition, while 容認 often implies passive acceptance or toleration of something not entirely desirable.
可か決けつN2
承認 is a broader word for approval or recognition of facts, status, or actions, while 可決 refers specifically to the formal passage of a motion or bill by vote.
公こう認にんN1
承認 is a broad word for approval or consent that need not be public, whereas 公認 specifically implies a formal, public, or institutional stamp of approval.
肯こう定ていN2
承認 is used for official approval or authorization (e.g. of a request or treaty), while 肯定 simply means agreeing that something is true.
ゴーサイン
承認 refers to formal, often official approval, whereas ゴーサイン is a lighter, more casual signal to proceed, common in business contexts.
認にん定てい
承認 is a broader word for approval or consent, whereas 認定 specifically implies a formal evaluation process leading to certification.
賛さん成せいN4
承認 is formal, official approval (e.g. by an authority or committee), while 賛成 is the everyday word for agreeing with an idea.
お墨すみ付つき
お墨付き carries a sense of authority or prestige behind the approval, while 承認 is the neutral, general word for approving or accepting something.
承しょう諾だくN2
承認 means formal approval or recognition (e.g. of a plan, status, or fact), while 承諾 specifically means agreeing to accept a proposal or request.
許きょ諾だく
承認 stresses official approval or ratification of something (like a plan or document), while 許諾 focuses on granting permission or consent itself.
受じゅ諾だく
承認 emphasizes official approval or recognition of something, while 受諾 emphasizes agreeing to take on what has been offered or requested.
通とおすN3
承認する means to formally approve something, while 通す describes getting a bill, plan, or applicant successfully through a screening process.

Opposites

否ひ認にんN1
承認 means to approve or officially acknowledge something as true or valid, the opposite of 否認, which means to deny or refuse to acknowledge it.

Don't confuse with

認にん知ち
承認 means official approval or acceptance, while 認知 means recognizing or acknowledging something exists or is true, not necessarily approving it.
認にん証しょう
承認 means approval or consent, while 認証 means verifying authenticity or identity, and though they share the kanji 認 they describe different actions.

Word family· 15

不ふ承しょう認にん
disapproval; dissent; veto
承しょう認にん前まえ
pre-approval; before approval
承しょう認にん印いん
seal of approval; approval stamp
承しょう認にん図ず
approved drawing; approved plan
承しょう認にん状じょう
certificate of approval

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承しょう認にん者しゃ
approver; authorizer
承しょう認にん証しょう
seal of approval; certificate of approval
非ひ承しょう認にん
unauthorized; unapproved; not recognized
単たん純じゅん承しょう認にん
unconditional acceptance of an inheritance
国こっ家か承しょう認にん
diplomatic recognition (of a country)

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Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound written with 承, associated with accepting or receiving, and 認, associated with recognizing or acknowledging. The spelling reflects the idea of formally accepting or recognizing something.