Kanji

許

permit, approve

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

言部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

キョ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ゆるす, もと

Nanori (Name Reading)

もと, ゆく

Common Readings

キョ, ゆる…す

Example sentences

許す ゆるす
どんなに 謝られても 許す こと できなかった

No matter how much he apologized, I could not forgive his lie.

以上 いじょう
これ 以上 遅刻 許されない

No more lateness will be tolerated.

許可 きょか
から 留学 許可 もらった

I received permission from my parents to study abroad.

所持 しょじ
許可 なく 銃器 所持 する こと 禁じられている

Possessing firearms without permission is prohibited.

許し ゆるし
許し 得て 留学 した

He studied abroad after obtaining his parents' permission.

膝をつく ひざをつく
地面 膝をついて 許し 請うた

He knelt on the ground and begged for forgiveness.

許容 きょよう
その 程度 誤差 許容 範囲 です

That level of error is within the tolerance range.

もと
両親 離れて 一人暮らし 始める

Leaving my parents' side, I start living alone.

免許 めんきょ
運転 する ため 免許 必要 です

You need a license to drive a car.

大型 おおがた
大型 免許 持っています

He has a heavy vehicle license.

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