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What does the kanji 承 mean?

承 means acceptance, receiving; consent, acknowledgment. On'yomi ショウ、ジョウ. Kun'yomi うけたまわ.る、う.ける.

Quick facts
On'yomiショウ、ジョウ
Kun'yomiうけたまわ.る、う.ける
Strokes8
Main radical手
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
On'yomi ショウ、ジョウKun'yomi うけたまわ.る、う.ける
N2 · estimated, JLPT framework8 strokes

acceptance, receiving; consent, acknowledgment

Memory hook

Two hands lifting the thing up from below to accept it — ACCEPT, CONSENT.

Main radical

手hand 4 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 8 strokes

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Common words

  • 承るうけたまわるto hear, to receive, to accept (humble)
  • 承知しょうちconsent, agreement; to be aware of
  • 承認しょうにんapproval, recognition

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Data sources and licences

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.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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