許諾|きょだくkyodaku[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbconsent; assent; approval; permission
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 許諾する(きょだくする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 許諾します(きょだくします) |
| Negative (nai) | 許諾しない(きょだくしない) |
| polite (masen) | 許諾しません(きょだくしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 許諾せず・許諾せぬ(きょだくせず・きょだくせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 許諾した(きょだくした) |
| polite (mashita) | 許諾しました(きょだくしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 許諾しなかった(きょだくしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 許諾しませんでした(きょだくしませんでした) |
| Te form | 許諾して(きょだくして) |
| Potential | 許諾できる(きょだくできる) |
| Passive | 許諾される(きょだくされる) |
| Causative | 許諾させる(きょだくさせる) |
| Causative passive | 許諾させられる(きょだくさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 許諾すれば(きょだくすれば) |
| tara | 許諾したら(きょだくしたら) |
| Volitional | 許諾しよう(きょだくしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 許諾しましょう(きょだくしましょう) |
| Imperative | 許諾しろ(きょだくしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym了承りょうしょうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Understanding and accepting another's situation, as in 「ご了承ください」; 「許諾」 is about allowing another to exercise a right.
- Synonym同意どういNeutralNeutral. Agreeing with or assenting to another's opinion, as in 「同意を得る」; 「許諾」 is about authorizing an action.
- Synonym承諾しょうだくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Accepting a request or demand, as in 「承諾書」; 「許諾」 is about granting authorization, common in copyright.
- Synonym認可にんかWrittenWritten/formal prose. Official approval of qualifications after screening, as in 「認可保育園」; 「許諾」 is a rights holder, individual or organization, allowing use.
- Synonym裁可さいかFormalFormal. A monarch ruling to sanction or approve; 「許諾」 is a rights holder's authorization.
- Synonym允可いんかFormalFormal. An archaic, elegant word for permitting; 「許諾」 is more common in copyright contexts.
- Related是認ぜにんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Approving something as right or correct; 「許諾」 is about authorizing an action.
- Related承認しょうにんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Recognizing something as legitimate or approving it, as in 「国会の承認」; 「許諾」 is about authorizing use.
- Related許可きょかNeutralNeutral. Formal permission, as in 「許可を取る」; 「許諾」 is a rights holder authorizing another's use.
- Related容認ようにんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Tolerating or accepting, as in 「容認できない」; 「許諾」 is about granting authorization.
- Related承知しょうちNeutralNeutral. Knowing or agreeing; in speech often 「承知しました」; 「許諾」 is about granting authorization.
- Related許しゆるしNeutralNeutral. Permission or forgiveness, as in 「許しを請う」; 「許諾」 is about authorizing use.
- Related公認こうにんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Official recognition, as in 「公認記録」; 「許諾」 is a rights holder's authorization.
- Related裁許さいきょFormalFormal. A superior approving a subordinate's decision; 「許諾」 is a rights holder's authorization.
- Related承允しょういんFormalFormal. Approving the other party's request; 「許諾」 is about granting authorization.
- Antonym拒否きょひWrittenWritten/formal prose. Refusing or rejecting; opposite of 「許諾」 in allowing versus refusing.
- Antonym禁止きんしNeutralNeutral. Prohibiting; opposite of 「許諾」 in allowing versus forbidding.
- Antonym拒絶きょぜつNeutralNeutral. Flatly refusing; opposite of 「許諾」 in granting versus refusing.
Use 「許諾」 when a rights holder allows someone to exercise a right, as in 「著作権者の許諾」 or 「利用許諾」. To accept a request, use 「承諾」; for formal permission, 「許可」; for official approval, 「認可」. The opposites are 「拒否」 and 「禁止」.
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