承知

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 6

Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

From (shō, agree to) + (chi, know).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) しょーち [shòóchí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɕo̞ːt͡ɕi]

Noun

(しょう)() • (shōchi

  1. consent, agreement
  2. permission
  3. forgiveness
  4. knowledge, understanding

Derived terms

  • 不承知(ふしょうち) (fushōchi, dissent, disagreement)
  • 先刻承知(せんこくしょうち) (senkoku shōchi, being already aware)
  • 承知之助(しょうちのすけ) (shōchi no suke), 承知(しょうち)(すけ) (shōchi no suke, OK, sure)
  • 承知(しょうち)(まく) (shōchi no maku, agreement)
  • 承知尽(しょうちず) (shōchizuku, acting on mutual agreement)
  • (ひゃく)承知(しょうち) (hyaku mo shōchi, knowing only too well)

Verb

(しょう)()する • (shōchi surusuru (stem (しょう)() (shōchi shi), past (しょう)()した (shōchi shita))

  1. consent to, agree to
  2. permit
  3. forgive
  4. know, understand

Conjugation