承認

しょうにん

Approval, recognition, acknowledgment

N3noun·shounin

How to remember it

承 (accept) + 認 (recognize) — accepting and formally recognizing something as valid.

Example sentences

  • 企画がついに承認された。

    きかくがついにしょうにんされた。

    The proposal was finally approved.

  • 承認を得てから作業を始める。

    しょうにんをえてからさぎょうをはじめる。

    We'll start work after getting approval.

Usage

Homophone of 商人; common in business and bureaucratic contexts.

Related words

承諾認可承知拒否

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