認 Kanji – acknowledge
The Japanese kanji 認 can mean acknowledge, witness, discern, recognize, appreciate, believe.
Meaning and Readings
How is 認 read?
認 has the onyomi reading ニン and the kunyomi readings みとめる, したためる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as nin, mitomeru, shitatameru.
Common Japanese Words Using 認
These common Japanese words contain 認. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 確認（かくにん） — confirmation, verification, validation, review, check, affirmation, identification
- 誤認（ごにん） — misrecognition, mistaking (x for y)
- 公認（こうにん） — official recognition, official approval, certification, authorization, authorisation
- 公認会計士（こうにんかいけいし） — certified public accountant
- 再確認（さいかくにん） — reaffirmation, reconfirmation, revalidation
- 承認（しょうにん） — recognition, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, approval, consent, agreement
- 是認（ぜにん） — approval, approbation, endorsement
- 認める（みとめる） — to recognize, to recognise, to observe, to notice
- 認可（にんか） — approval, license, licence, permission
- 認識（にんしき） — recognition, awareness, perception, understanding, knowledge, cognition, cognizance, cognisance