許

permit, allow

JLPT N3 Grade 5 11 strokes

Kun'yomi: ゆる.す・もと
On'yomi: キョ
Radical: 言 · speech (words, speak)

許 means "permit, allow". It is a JLPT N3 kanji written in 11 strokes. It is read ゆる.す・もと in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and キョ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 5.

許 in example sentences

お許ゆるしを。

O yurushi o.

Forgive us.
許ゆるさねぇ。

Yurusanee.

I can't forgive you.
許ゆるして下ください。

Yurushite kudasai.

Please forgive me.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Common questions

What does the kanji 許 mean?: 許 means "permit, allow". It is a JLPT N3 kanji.
How many strokes does 許 have?: 許 is written in 11 strokes.
How is 許 read?: It is read ゆる.す・もと in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and キョ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 許?: 許 is a JLPT N3 kanji.

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