許 means “permit, forgive”

ゆるす · yurusu

Also: approve

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

ゆるす, もと

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

キョ

JLPT N3 · Taught in grade 5 · 11 strokes

The story

Words (言) spoken at noon (午): picture a gatekeeper who, after a long morning, finally says go ahead. 許す means both to permit and to forgive, and the 運転免許証 in a Japanese wallet is permission to drive.

Used in 許す (yurusu, to forgive/permit), 許可 (kyoka, permission), and 免許 (menkyo, license)

More from Council & Debate

• 賛 approve
• 議 debate
• 対 versus
• 定 fix
• 選 choose
• 決 decide
• 反 against
• 判 judgment
• 認 recognize
• 参 join
• 論 argument
• 投 throw

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