Japanese

しとする

よしとする
Meaning: to consider good; to accept; to settle for
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 良しとする 良しとしない
Polite 良しとします 良しとしません
Past 良しとした 良しとしなかった
Polite + Past 良しとしました 良しとしませんでした
Te-form 良しとして 良しとしなくて
Potential 良しとできる 良しとできない
Passive 良しとされる 良しとされない
Causative 良しとさせる 良しとさせない
Imperative 良しとしろ 良しとするな

Handwriting

良
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Example sentences

As for the results this time, I decided to consider them acceptable for now.
最近は、若者の間で早寝早起きを良しとする風潮がある。
Recently, there is a trend among young people to consider early to bed and early to rise as good.

Usage Notes

Used when something is not perfect but deemed acceptable or satisfactory enough.

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