Japanese symbol for “authorisation”
公認
こうにん
Romaji: kounin
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization
In Japanese, authorisation is 公認, read こうにん (kounin).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n, vs official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “authorisation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 認定 | にんてい nintei | authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment |
| 協賛 | きょうさん kyousan | support; mutual aid; cooperation |
| お墨付き | おすみつき osumitsuki | certificate; certified document; authorization |
| 授権 | じゅけん juken | authorization; authorisation |
| オーソライズ | オーソライズ oosoraizu | authorization; authorisation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 公開 | こうかい koukai | opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting |
| 公式 | こうしき koushiki | official; formal |
| 公演 | こうえん kouen | public performance |
| 公園 | こうえん kouen | (public) park |
| 公共 | こうきょう koukyou | public (facilities, service, etc.); communal |
| 公表 | こうひょう kouhyou | official announcement; proclamation |
| 確認 | かくにん kakunin | confirmation; verification; validation |
| 認識 | にんしき ninshiki | recognition; awareness; perception |
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.