Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 2,000 Conjugation 納得する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 納なっ 得とく する 納なっ 得とく しない Polite 納なっ 得とく します 納なっ 得とく しません Past polite 納なっ 得とく しました 納なっ 得とく しませんでした Past 納なっ 得とく した 納なっ 得とく しなかった Te-form 納なっ 得とく して 納なっ 得とく しないで Desire 納なっ 得とく したい 納なっ 得とく したくない Potential 納なっ 得とく できる 納なっ 得とく できない Passive 納なっ 得とく される 納なっ 得とく されない Causative 納なっ 得とく させる 納なっ 得とく させない Causative passive 納なっ 得とく させられる 納なっ 得とく させられない Volitional 納なっ 得とく しよう Polite volitional 納なっ 得とく しましょう Imperative 納なっ 得とく しろ 納なっ 得とく するな Conditional 納なっ 得とく すれば 納なっ 得とく しなければ Tara conditional 納なっ 得とく したら 納なっ 得とく しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 に 納なっ 得とく する to be convinced by / accept something (an explanation, result, etc.)
He was convinced by that explanation.
〈 人ひと 〉 を 納なっ 得とく させる to convince someone / win someone's acceptance
She prepared materials in order to convince her boss.
〈 事こと 〉 に 納なっ 得とく できない to be unable to accept / not be convinced by something
I can't accept that result.
Expressions 納なっ 得とく がいく accept; be satisfied with; assent to 納なっ 得とく のいく satisfactory; convincing; acceptable Kanji 納 settlement, obtain, reap Related words· 11 同意 is explicit, often formal agreement to a proposal, while 納得 emphasizes personal understanding and inner acceptance after reflection.
理解 is purely intellectual comprehension, while 納得 adds a feeling of being convinced or satisfied with the reasoning.
承諾 is formal consent to a specific request or offer, whereas 納得 is the inner conviction that something makes sense.
承知 is used to acknowledge and agree to do something, often in polite or service contexts, while 納得 focuses on being personally convinced by an explanation.
Show 7 more Show fewer 納得 is the common modern word for being convinced or satisfied by an explanation, while 合点 is more old-fashioned and mainly survives in set phrases like 合点がいく .
割り切る means deliberately setting feelings aside to reach a practical conclusion, while 納得する means genuinely accepting or understanding something as reasonable.
納得 emphasizes genuine inner understanding and acceptance, whereas 承服 stresses outward compliance that may lack full personal agreement.
納得する is the modern verb for accepting or agreeing with what someone says, while this dated sense of 聞こえる expresses the same idea in old-fashioned style.
納得 stresses being convinced or satisfied with an explanation, whereas 分かり simply refers to the cognitive act of grasping something.
納得する focuses on being intellectually convinced or accepting an explanation, whereas 気が済む is about emotionally settling a feeling of unease through action.
納得 stresses being convinced or satisfied by a reason, whereas 了解 simply means understanding or acknowledging information.
Word family feeling of satisfaction; sense of understanding; acceptance; agreement
satisfied face; look of understanding
by mutual consent; with agreement; consensual
Written forms 納なっ 得とく Usage 98%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word.
なっとく Usage 1%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing and when the kanji are not needed.
ナットク Usage <1%
Etymology Compound of 納 (accept, pay) and 得 (gain, obtain), suggesting 'gaining acceptance'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.
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