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承諾する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

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

Meanings

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

consent; approval; acceptance

Formal agreement or permission, often used in official, business, or legal contexts. Implies a deliberate, often documented, acceptance of a proposal or request.

Antonyms: 拒否

上じょう司しの承しょう諾だくを得えてから、計けい画かくを進すすめてください。
Please proceed with the plan after obtaining your boss's approval.
彼かれはその条じょう件けんを承しょう諾だくした。
He consented to the conditions.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉の承しょう諾だくを得えるto obtain someone's consent
契けい約やくを進すすめる前まえに、取とり引ひき先さきの承しょう諾だくを得える必ひつ要ようがある。
Before proceeding with the contract, we need to obtain the client's consent.
承しょう諾だくを求もとめるto ask for or request consent
会かい社しゃは個こ人じん情じょう報ほうの使し用ようについて本ほん人にんの承しょう諾だくを求もとめた。
The company asked the individual for consent to use their personal information.
〈事こと〉に承しょう諾だくするto give one's consent to something
彼かれはその条じょう件けんに承しょう諾だくした。
He consented to those terms.
口こう頭とうで承しょう諾だくするto give verbal consent
契けい約やく書しょはまだないが、口こう頭とうで承しょう諾だくしている。
There's no written contract yet, but verbal consent has been given.

Kanji

承acquiesce, hear, listen to
諾consent, assent, agreement

Related words· 17

同どう意いN1
同意 is a broader word for agreeing with an opinion or plan (including informal or medical consent), while 承諾 is more formal and typically refers to accepting a specific request or proposal.
許きょ可かN4
許可 stresses granting permission or authorization from a position of authority, whereas 承諾 focuses on the act of agreeing to what someone has requested.
承しょう認にん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.
了りょう承しょうN2
了承 is a lighter, more everyday word for acknowledging and accepting something, while 承諾 is the formal term used in business or legal contexts.

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受じゅ諾だく
承諾 is the more common, general word for giving consent or permission, while 受諾 is more formal and typically means accepting a proposal or responsibility offered by another party.
内ない諾だく
承諾 is a formal, official act of consent, while 内諾 is a private, unofficial agreement given before the formal decision.
引ひき受うけ
承諾 emphasizes giving consent or agreement to a request, whereas 引き受け focuses on actively taking charge of the resulting task.
受うけ入いれN1
承諾 specifically means consenting to a proposal or request, whereas 受け入れ is broader and can apply to accepting people, ideas, or conditions.
合ごう意いN2
承諾 is a formal acceptance of a specific request or offer by one side, whereas 合意 refers to a mutually reached agreement between parties.
許きょ諾だく
承諾 emphasizes agreeing to or accepting a request or proposal, whereas 許諾 leans toward formally granting rights or permission.
応おうずるN2
承諾する means to formally consent to a proposal, whereas 応ずる more broadly covers accepting or meeting a request or condition.
承しょう知ちN3
承諾 is used for formally accepting a request, offer, or contract, whereas 承知 is broader and also covers everyday acknowledgment.
受うけ入いれるN2
承諾する is a formal word for agreeing to a specific request or proposal, whereas 受け入れる has a broader range covering people, ideas, and conditions.
納なっ得とくN3
承諾 is formal consent to a specific request or offer, whereas 納得 is the inner conviction that something makes sense.
許ゆるし
承諾 is a formal term for consent or agreement to a request, while 許し covers forgiveness as well as permission.
受うけN2
承諾 is the standard modern word for giving formal consent or agreement, while 受け in this sense is a more limited, old-fashioned noun use.
承しょう服ふく
承諾 is a formal word for granting consent to a request, while 承服 specifically implies yielding to a demand, ruling, or authority, often under pressure.

Opposites· 8

拒きょ否ひN2
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
断ことわり
承諾 means acceptance or agreement, the direct opposite of the 'refusal' sense of 断り seen in 断りの電話.
拒きょ絶ぜつN1
承諾 means to consent or agree to a request, the direct opposite of 拒絶, which means to reject it.

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お断ことわり
承諾 means giving consent or acceptance, the opposite of お断り, which means declining or refusing.
否いなむ
承諾する means to consent or agree, the opposite of 否む's sense of refusing an offer or request.
断ことわるN3
承諾する means to accept or consent to a request, the opposite of 断る which means to refuse it.
辞じ退たいN2
承諾 means to accept or consent to an offer, the direct opposite of 辞退, which means to formally decline it.
謝しゃ絶ぜつN1
承諾 means to consent or agree to something, the direct opposite of 謝絶's formal refusal.

Politeness

承しょう知ちplainN3
承知 is the everyday, slightly softer word used to say one accepts or understands (common in service and casual business speech), while 承諾 is the formal, often written term for giving consent.

Counted with

件けんN2
承諾 is counted with 件 when referring to individual cases or instances of consent (e.g. 一件の承諾).

Word family

不ふ承しょう諾だく
dissent; disagreement; disapproval; objection; refusal
承しょう諾だく書しょ
letter of acceptance; letter of consent
事じ後ご承しょう諾だく
ex-post-facto approval; retroactive consent
承しょう諾だく年ねん齢れい
age of consent
承しょう諾だく殺さつ人じん
consensual homicide (at the killer's suggestion)

Etymology

Compound of 承 (accept, agree) and 諾 (consent, assent). Both kanji contribute a sense of receiving and agreeing, forming a word for formal consent.