公認|こうにんkounin[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- suru verb, transitive verb, no-adjectiveofficial recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 公認する（こうにんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 公認します（こうにんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 公認しない（こうにんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 公認しません（こうにんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 公認せず・公認せぬ（こうにんせず・こうにんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 公認した（こうにんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 公認しました（こうにんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 公認しなかった（こうにんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 公認しませんでした（こうにんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 公認して（こうにんして） |
| Potential | 公認できる（こうにんできる） |
| Passive | 公認される（こうにんされる） |
| Causative | 公認させる（こうにんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 公認させられる（こうにんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 公認すれば（こうにんすれば） |
| tara | 公認したら（こうにんしたら） |
| Volitional | 公認しよう（こうにんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 公認しましょう（こうにんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 公認しろ（こうにんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym認可にんかWrittenWritten/formal. Approval by an administrative authority under law, as in 「設立認可」; focuses on the approval procedure, while 「公認」 stresses open, official recognition.
- Synonymお墨付きおすみつきNeutralNeutral. An endorsement or guarantee from an authority figure, as in 「専門家のお墨付き」; carries the nuance of a trusted stamp of approval.
- Synonym承認しょうにんNeutralNeutral. Acknowledging or approving something, as in 「承認を得る」; the emphasis is on agreeing that something stands, rather than public recognition.
- Synonym認定にんていWrittenWritten/formal. Certifying a fact or qualification after examination, as in 「事実認定」 and 「認定証」.
- Synonym認証にんしょうNeutralNeutral. Verifying identity or confirming something is genuine, as in 「ユーザー認証」; leans technical.
- Synonym是認ぜにんWrittenWritten/formal. Approving an act as justified, as in 「暴力を是認しない」.
- Synonym公許こうきょWrittenWritten/formal. Formal government permission for an act; rare today. 「公認」 means open recognition and is not interchangeable with it.
- Synonym裁可さいかWrittenWritten/formal. Sanction by a sovereign, as in 「天皇の裁可」; historical and solemn in tone.
- Synonym裁許さいきょWrittenWritten/formal. A superior approving a subordinate's actions or decisions; archaic flavor, rarely used today.
- SynonymオーソライズNeutralNeutral loanword. Formal authorization, mostly in business contexts; uncommon in daily speech.
- Synonym認許にんきょWrittenWritten/formal. Approval or recognition; rare today — say 「認可」 in everyday contexts.
- Related免許めんきょNeutralNeutral. Licenses and permits of qualification, as in 「運転免許」; centers on a qualification an individual obtains, not open recognition.
- Related許可きょかNeutralNeutral. Permission to do something, as in 「立ち入り許可」; common in everyday use, centered on allowing an action rather than official recognition.
- Related許諾きょだくWrittenWritten/formal. A rights holder's consent to use something, as in 「著作権者の許諾」; leans legal.
- RelatedライセンスNeutralNeutral loanword. A license, often for software or trademark use.
- Related容認ようにんWrittenWritten/formal. Tolerating or accepting something, as in 「容認できない」; the nuance is grudging acceptance.
- Related授権じゅけんWrittenWritten/formal. Granting authority, a legal term, as in 「授権規定」.
- RelatedパーミッションNeutralNeutral loanword. Access permissions, mainly in computing.
- Related允許いんきょWrittenWritten/formal. Permission granted; old-fashioned and rarely used today.
- Antonym非公認ひこうにんNeutralNeutral antonym. Not officially recognized, as in 「非公認キャラ」; the direct opposite of 「公認」.
Use 「公認」 for open, official recognition by a public body or organization, as in 「公認会計士」 and 「公認キャラ」. For legal approval by an authority pick 「認可」, for permission to do something 「許可」, for a personal license or qualification 「免許」, and for an authority's endorsement 「お墨付き」. 「非公認」 is the antonym for unofficial.
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