11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N3

permit, approve

Kun'yomi
  • to permit ②to forgive ③to exempt (someone) from ④to acknowledge
  • under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.) ②under (a flag, the sun, etc.) ③with (e.g. one blow) ④(someone's) side
On'yomi
  • キョ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ゆる 80.7%
キョ 16.0%
もと 3.3%

Character Breakdown

permit, approve
ゆる.す キョ もと (5th, N3)
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM
ゴ うま (2nd, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)

Contained In

Common Words

to permit ②to forgive ③to exempt (someone) from ④to acknowledge
to let one's guard down
to be licensed to practice (e.g. law)
to forgive a person for their error
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References

Unicode hex code 8A31
JIS X 0208 1-21-86
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4324
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5569
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1470
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1862
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 35298
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 650
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 737
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 750
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 587
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 898
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 679
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 729
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 667
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1664
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 576
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7a4.3
Four corner code 0864.0
De Roo Code 3055