JLPT N2 · 8 strokes
Kanji 承: "acquiesce, hear, listen to"
The kanji 承 means "acquiesce, hear, listen to, be informed, receive". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ショウ, ジョウ in on'yomi and うけたまわ.る, う.ける in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ショウジョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
うけたまわ.るう.ける
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | acquiesce, hear, listen to, be informed, receive |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 775 of 2,501 |
Common words with 承
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 承知knowledge; awareness · acceptance; consent; assent; agreement
- 了承acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval
- 承諾consent; approval; acceptance; agreement
- 承認recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval
- 伝承handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore
- 継承inheritance; succession; accession · share-alike
- 承るto hear; to be told; to know · to receive (order); to undertake; to comply; to take (a reservation, etc.)
- 百も承知knowing only too well; being fully aware of
- 承知の上でintentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
- 王位継承権right of succession; right to the throne
- 不承不承reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
- ご了承acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval
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