Vocabulary

What does 承知 (しょうち, shouchi) mean?

承知 (しょうち, shouchi) means agreement, consent; to be aware of.

Quick facts
Readingしょうち
Romajishouchi
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
しょうち
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshouchi

agreement, consent; to be aware of

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive knowledge; awareness
  2. 2noun · suru verb · transitive acceptance; consent; assent
  3. 3noun · suru verb · transitive forgiving; pardoning; excusing

Example sentences

  • Yes, understood.

  • I've known about that matter for a while.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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