承知|しょうちshouchi[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbknowledge; awareness
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbacceptance; consent; assent; agreement; compliance; acknowledgment; acknowledgement
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbforgiving; pardoning; excusingusu. in the negative
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 承知する(しょうちする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 承知します(しょうちします) |
| Negative (nai) | 承知しない(しょうちしない) |
| polite (masen) | 承知しません(しょうちしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 承知せず・承知せぬ(しょうちせず・しょうちせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 承知した(しょうちした) |
| polite (mashita) | 承知しました(しょうちしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 承知しなかった(しょうちしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 承知しませんでした(しょうちしませんでした) |
| Te form | 承知して(しょうちして) |
| Potential | 承知できる(しょうちできる) |
| Passive | 承知される(しょうちされる) |
| Causative | 承知させる(しょうちさせる) |
| Causative passive | 承知させられる(しょうちさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 承知すれば(しょうちすれば) |
| tara | 承知したら(しょうちしたら) |
| Volitional | 承知しよう(しょうちしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 承知しましょう(しょうちしましょう) |
| Imperative | 承知しろ(しょうちしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym了承りょうしょうNeutralNeutral. Acknowledging after understanding, as in 「ご了承ください」; often used to ask for someone's understanding. 「承知」 can also just mean knowing.
- Synonym合点がてんCasualColloquial. Grasping or catching on to something, as in 「合点がいく」; carries an old-fashioned tone. 「承知」 is more formal and general-purpose.
- Synonym承諾しょうだくFormalFormal. Accepting a request, as in 「承諾を得る」; more formal than 「承知」 and does not convey knowing.
- Synonym心得るこころえるWrittenWritten/formal prose. Understanding or grasping, as in 「心得ている」; stresses mastering the essentials, and can also mean taking on a responsibility after understanding.
- Synonym存じるぞんじるFormalFormal. Humble language for 「知る」 and 「思う」, as in 「存じております」; used on formal occasions. 「承知」 can also mean consenting.
- Synonym納得なっとくNeutralNeutral. Being convinced and accepting, as in 「説明に納得する」; stresses inward acceptance, which 「承知」 does not necessarily involve.
- Synonym了解りょうかいNeutralNeutral. Grasping and acknowledging a message, as in 「了解しました」; when addressing a superior, 「承知しました」 is the better choice.
- Related同意どういNeutralNeutral. Agreeing with another's opinion, as in 「提案に同意する」; stresses sharing the same view, while 「承知」 stresses knowing or consenting.
- Antonym拒否きょひNeutralNeutral. The opposite of 「承知」: refusing or rejecting, as in 「要求を拒否する」.
Use 「承知」 to respectfully indicate that you know or consent, as in 「承知しました」. To ask for someone's understanding, use 「了承」; for formal acceptance, 「承諾」; to agree with a view, 「同意」; and to refuse, 「拒否」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


