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漢字Kanji · in Action & Movement

許: permit, approve

JLPT N311 strokesGrade 5Your ink: 白 Not met

言 carries the meaning · 午 gives the sound

11 strokes

Two readings, and the words that use each

キョkyo · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 免許めんきょlicense [n.]
  • 特許とっきょpatent [n.]
  • 許可するきょかするapprove, permit, admit
  • 許可きょか
  • 許諾きょだくconsent; assent; approval
  • 許容きょよう

ゆるすyurusu · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 許すゆるすallow, forgive, permit, admit
  • 許しゆるしpardon; forgiveness; exemption

Also read もと, with no example words in our sources. Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0 · JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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“Words flowing from the heart and into the world! The lines radiating upward show the power of the voice as it leaves the mouth.”
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Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
言

Also built on speech (言)

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午

Also built on noon (午)

The 午 sound family doesn't share one reading.

Also read キョ

10 kanji share this on'yomi

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
許 permit · 午
vs評 evaluate · 平
許 has 午 where 評 has 平.
In ChineseSimplified 许 · traditional, as in Japanese · xǔ

Japan keeps the traditional form 許; mainland China simplifies it to 许.

Simplified
许 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
許 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin xǔ most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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