納得 (なっとく, nattoku) Japanese meaning: consent | Kotomora

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

納得する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Used when someone agrees to or accepts a proposal, decision, or condition, often after consideration.

同どう意いN1sense 1
同意 is explicit, often formal agreement to a proposal, while 納得 emphasizes personal understanding and inner acceptance after reflection.
理り解かいN3sense 2
理解 is purely intellectual comprehension, while 納得 adds a feeling of being convinced or satisfied with the reasoning.
承しょう諾だくN2sense 1
承諾 is formal consent to a specific request or offer, whereas 納得 is the inner conviction that something makes sense.
承しょう知ちN3sense 1
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.

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合が点てん
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.
割わり切きるN1
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.
承しょう服ふく
納得 emphasizes genuine inner understanding and acceptance, whereas 承服 stresses outward compliance that may lack full personal agreement.
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説せっ得とくN2
説得 means to persuade someone else, while 納得 means to become convinced oneself; the two share the kanji 得 and a similar sound but point in opposite directions.

納なっ得とく感かん
feeling of satisfaction; sense of understanding; acceptance; agreement
納なっ得とく顔がお
satisfied face; look of understanding
納なっ得とくずく
by mutual consent; with agreement; consensual

納なっ得とくUsage98%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word.
なっとくUsage1%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing and when the kanji are not needed.
ナットクUsage<1%

Compound of 納 (accept, pay) and 得 (gain, obtain), suggesting 'gaining acceptance'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.