承しょう認にん

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

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.

Kanji

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

Similar words

許きょ可か
許可 is permission to do something; 承認 is broader and often means formal approval of a request, plan, decision, or status.
認にん可か
認可 is official authorization by a competent authority, often legal or administrative; 承認 can be used more generally in companies, organizations, diplomacy, and systems.
同どう意い
同意 emphasizes agreeing with someone or giving consent; 承認 emphasizes formally approving or recognizing something as acceptable or valid.
認みとめる
認める is a more general verb meaning to recognize, admit, or approve; 承認する is more formal and procedural.

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.