容認

Japanese

Kanji in this term
よう
Grade: 5
にん
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーにん [yòóníń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [jo̞ːɲ̟ĩɴ]

Noun

(よう)(にん) • (yōnin

  1. acceptance, permission, toleration

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Verb

(よう)(にん)する • (yōnin surusuru (stem (よう)(にん) (yōnin shi), past (よう)(にん)した (yōnin shita))

  1. accept, permit, approve, tolerate
    そのようなことを容認(ようにん)していいのか。
    Sono yō na koto o yōnin shite ii noka.
    How could you let it happen?

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References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.