認 — acknowledge, witness, discern

みとめる認 acknowledge

U+8A8D Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 3 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 3 level. Grade 6 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 14 strokes Freq #198 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #643 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

acknowledge
witness
discern
recognize
appreciate
believe

word

みと mito Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

認(みと) める mitomeru to recognize

にん nin On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

確(かく) 認(にん) kakunin confirmation 認(にん) 識(しき) ninshiki recognition 認(にん) 定(てい) nintei authorization 承(しょう) 認(にん) shounin approval 認(にん) 知(ち) ninchi recognition 認(にん) 証(しょう) ninshou authentication 認(にん) 可(か) ninka approval 公(こう) 認(にん) kounin official recognition

Stroke order

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