Japanese symbol for “affirm”
肯う
うけがう
Romaji: ukegau
to approve; to accept; to consent; to affirm
In Japanese, affirm is 肯う, read うけがう (ukegau).
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
- v5u, vt to approve; to accept; to consent; to affirm
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 肯定 | こうてい koutei | affirmation |
| 首肯 | しゅこう shukou | assent; consent |
| 肯定応答 | こうていおうとう kouteioutou | acknowledge; ACK |
| 肯定的 | こうていてき kouteiteki | affirmative |
| 肯定文 | こうていぶん kouteibun | affirmative sentence |
| 肯綮 | こうけい koukei | the essential point |
See also: Chinese symbol for “affirm”.
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.