consent, assent, agreement
On'yomi (音読み)
- ダク
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
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About this kanji
The kanji 諾 (daku) primarily means "consent" or "agreement." It is usually used in nouns rather than verbs. You will often see it in compounds like 許諾 (きょだく), which means "consent" or "permission"; 受諾 (じゅだく), meaning "acceptance"; and 承諾 (しょうだく), which also signifies "consent" or "agreement." Another interesting compound is 快諾 (かいだく), which means "ready consent," indicating a willingness to agree easily. A key point to note is that 諾 is not commonly used alone but shines in these compound forms, making it important for formal contexts such as contracts or agreements.
Example sentences
彼は条件を諾けた。
He accepted the conditions.
Meanings across languages
- English
- consent, assent, agreement
- Tiếng Việt
- đồng ý, chấp thuận, thỏa thuận
- 日本語
- 同意, 賛成, agreement
- 한국어
- 동의, 찬성, 합의
- 中文
- 同意, 赞成, 协议
- id
- persetujuan
- th
- ความเห็นชอบ
- es
- consentimiento
- fr
- consentement
- de
- Zustimmung
- pt
- consentimento
Common compounds
- 許諾きょだくconsent, assent, approval
- 受諾じゅだくacceptance
- 承諾しょうだくconsent, approval, acceptance
- 快諾かいだくready consent
- 諾否だくひconsent or refusal, yes or no, decision to accept or decline
- 内諾ないだくinformal consent, private consent
- 応諾おうだくconsent, compliance
- 諾威ノルウェーNorway
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