Japanese symbol for “toleration”
容認
ようにん
Romaji: younin
approval; acceptance; toleration
In Japanese, toleration is 容認, read ようにん (younin).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt approval; acceptance; toleration
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “toleration”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 黙認 | もくにん mokunin | tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance |
| 了見 | りょうけん ryouken | forgiveness; pardon; toleration |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 内容 | ないよう naiyou | contents; content; substance |
| 容易 | ようい youi | easy; simple; plain |
| 美容 | びよう biyou | beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance |
| 収容 | しゅうよう shuuyou | accommodation; taking in; receiving |
| 容器 | ようき youki | container; receptacle; vessel |
| 容疑 | ようぎ yougi | suspicion; charge |
| 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.