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認める

認める

Japanese

Kanji in this term
Grade: 6

Verb

認める (ichidan conjugation, hiragana みとめる, romaji mitomeru)

  1. to admit, to approve, to allow
    • 2011, Barack Obama, 中東と北アフリカに関するバラク・オバマの演説:
      シリア政府 (せいふ)はデモ (たい)への発砲 (はっぽう)をやめ、平和的抗議 (へいわてきこうぎ) (みと)めねばならない。
      Shiria seifu wa demotai e no happō o yame, heiwateki kōgi o mitomeneba naranai.
      The Syrian government must stop shooting demonstrators and allow peaceful protests.
  2. to recognize
    本当 (ほんとう)だということを (みと)めなければなりません。
    Hontō da to iu koto o mitomenakereba narimasen.
    One must recognize that it is true.
  3. to acknowledge
  4. to concede
  5. to appreciate, to witness
  6. to observe or notice

Conjugation

Verb

認める (transitive, ichidan conjugation, hiragana したためる, romaji shitatameru)

  1. write (some text; a letter); put down (one's thoughts on paper)
  2. eat; put down (a meal)
  3. treat; deal with
  4. prepare
  5. subdue