許ゆるし

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

pardon; forgiveness; permission; exemption

Covers forgiving a fault, granting permission, or exempting someone from an obligation. 赦し is more common for formal pardon or amnesty.

彼かれは自じ分ぶんの過あやまちに対たいして許ゆるしを求もとめた。

He asked for forgiveness for his mistake.

親おやの許ゆるしを得えてから旅りょ行こうに行いく。

I will go on the trip after getting my parents' permission.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉の許ゆるしを得えるto obtain someone's permission
先せん生せいの許ゆるしを得えてから発はっ表ぴょうした。
I gave the presentation after getting the teacher's permission.
許ゆるしを与あたえるto grant forgiveness or permission
彼かれは息子むすこの失しっ敗ぱいに許ゆるしを与あたえた。
He forgave his son for his mistake.
〈人ひと〉に許ゆるしを求もとめるto ask someone for forgiveness or permission
彼かの女じょは両りょう親しんに許ゆるしを求もとめた。
She asked her parents for their forgiveness.

Expressions

許ゆるしを請こうbeg forgiveness; ask for pardon; ask for permission

Kanji

許permit, approve
赦pardon, forgiveness

Related words

許きょ可かN4
許可 is formal, official permission (e.g. a license or authorization), while 許し is a broader, often personal word for forgiveness or permission.
容よう赦しゃN1
容赦 usually appears in set phrases like 容赦なく (without mercy), whereas 許し is the more general word for pardon or permission.
承しょう諾だくN2
承諾 is a formal term for consent or agreement to a request, while 許し covers forgiveness as well as permission.
勘かん弁べんN1
許し is the general noun for forgiveness or permission, while 勘弁 specifically implies overlooking a fault or granting leniency in a specific situation.
赦しゃ免めん
許し is an everyday word for forgiveness in personal contexts, while 赦免 is a strictly formal, legal term for official pardon.

Opposites

禁きん止しN3
禁止 means prohibition, the opposite of the permission sense of 許し.

Don't confuse with

許ゆるすN3
許す is the verb 'to forgive/permit', while 許し is the noun form referring to the act or state of forgiveness or permission.

Word family

奥おく許ゆるし
secret teachings; initiation; diploma
許ゆるし色いろ
permitted color (for courtiers' clothing)
許ゆるしがたい
hard to forgive; unforgivable; inexcusable

Written forms

許ゆるしUsage83%
Standard kanji spelling for general pardon, forgiveness, and permission.
赦ゆるしUsage9%
Used especially for formal pardon or amnesty, often in legal or religious contexts.
ゆるしUsage8%

Etymology

Noun form of the verb 許す (yurusu, 'to forgive, permit'), which is of native Japanese origin. The kanji 許 carries meanings of 'permit, allow, forgive', while 赦 is used for formal pardon or amnesty.