Kanji

What does the kanji 允 mean?

允 means approval, permission; sincerity. On'yomi イン. Kun'yomi じょう、まこと.に、ゆるす.

Quick facts
On'yomiイン
Kun'yomiじょう、まこと.に、ゆるす
Strokes4
Main radical儿
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi インKun'yomi じょう、まこと.に、ゆるす
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework4 strokes

approval, permission; sincerity

Memory hook

The walking legs (儿) nod (厶) in sincerity and give consent — APPROVE, PERMIT.

Main radical

儿legs 2 strokes

Stroke order · 4 strokes

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English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

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