承知

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
承 知
しょう
Grade: 6 		ち
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

From 承 (shō, “agree to”) + 知 (chi, “know”).

Noun

承(しょう)知(ち) • (shōchi) 

  1. consent, agreement
  2. permission
  3. forgiveness
  4. knowledge, understanding

Derived terms

Derived terms

Verb

承(しょう)知(ち)する • (shōchi suru) suru (stem 承(しょう)知(ち)し (shōchi shi), past 承(しょう)知(ち)した (shōchi shita))

  1. consent to, agree to
  2. permit
  3. forgive
  4. know, understand

Conjugation

Conjugation of "承知する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 承知し しょうちし shōchi shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 承知し しょうちし shōchi shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 承知する しょうちする shōchi suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 承知する しょうちする shōchi suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 承知すれ しょうちすれ shōchi sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 承知せよ¹
承知しろ² 		しょうちせよ¹
しょうちしろ² 		shōchi seyo¹
shōchi shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 承知される しょうちされる shōchi sareru
Causative 承知させる
承知さす 		しょうちさせる
しょうちさす 		shōchi saseru
shōchi sasu
Potential 承知できる しょうちできる shōchi dekiru
Volitional 承知しよう しょうちしよう shōchi shiyō
Negative 承知しない しょうちしない shōchi shinai
Negative continuative 承知せず しょうちせず shōchi sezu
Formal 承知します しょうちします shōchi shimasu
Perfective 承知した しょうちした shōchi shita
Conjunctive 承知して しょうちして shōchi shite
Hypothetical conditional 承知すれば しょうちすれば shōchi sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

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