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Kanji 肯: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 肯: agreement, consent, comply with

Key takeaways

Kanji 肯: agreement, consent, comply with. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

agreementconsentcomply with

On reading

コウ

Kun reading

がえんじ.る

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 肯

agreement, consent, comply with

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

止 + 月

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

This character combines 'stop' (止) and 'body' (月). Imagine stopping (止) in your tracks and bowing your body (月) to show you agree with someone. It is primarily used in the word 'affirmation' (肯定).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

コウ
  • 肯定こうてい

    affirmation / positive approval

Commonly used words

  • 肯定
    こうてい

    affirmation / positive approval

Example sentences

Example 1

先生は私の意見を定しました。

Translation

The teacher approved my opinion.

Example 2

彼の態度は問題を定している。

Translation

His attitude affirms the problem.

Kanji 肯: agreement, consent, comply with | Daily Nihongo