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Japanese symbol for “acknowledgment”

Romaji: shounin
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval

In Japanese, acknowledgment is , read (shounin).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vs, vt recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement

Kanji and stroke order

acquiesce, hear, listen to
on: ショウ、ジョウ
kun: うけたまわ.る、う.ける
8 strokes · JLPT 2
acknowledge, witness, discern
on: ニン
kun: みと.める、したた.める
14 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “acknowledgment”

WordReadingMeaning
りょうしょう ryoushouacknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding
にんてい ninteiauthorization; authorisation; acknowledgment
にんち ninchiacknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition
れいじょう reijouacknowledgment; acknowledgement; letter of thanks
じにん jininadmission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
りょうしょう ryoushouacknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding
しょうち shouchiknowledge; awareness
しょうだく shoudakuconsent; approval; acceptance
けいしょう keishouinheritance; succession; accession
でんしょう denshouhanding down (information); legend; tradition
かくにん kakuninconfirmation; verification; validation
にんしき ninshikirecognition; awareness; perception
みとめ mitomeapproval; acceptance; recognition

See also: Chinese symbol for “acknowledgment”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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