Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'u' ending (special class)

    to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission

Also written 許しを乞う【ゆるしをこう】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

permit, approve

Kun
ゆる.すもと
On
キョ
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
720 of 2500
Radical
speech
WaniKani
Level 18

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-7-4SKIP code
7a4.3The Kanji Dictionary
0864.0Four corner code
3055deroo
8a31Unicode hex code
1-21-86JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4324Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5569New Nelson (John Haig)
1470New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1862Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
986Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1337Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
569Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
611Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
754A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1403Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
657Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
35298Morohashi
650A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
737Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
750Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
587sakade
898Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
679henshall3
729Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
667Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1664Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
576Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xu3, hu3Pinyin reading
heo, hoKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
18WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

solicit, invite, ask

Kun
こ.うう.ける
On
セイシンショウ
Strokes
15
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
524 of 2500
Radical
speech
WaniKani
Level 29

Built from

Used in names as

うけ

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-7-8SKIP code
7a8.8The Kanji Dictionary
0562.7Four corner code
3046deroo
8acbUnicode hex code
1-32-33JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4390Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5645New Nelson (John Haig)
1576New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1983Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1060Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1426Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1536Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1656Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
657A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2323Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1190Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
35640PMorohashi
1479A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
661Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
672Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1759Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1799Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
878Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1695Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1550Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qing3Pinyin reading
cheongKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
29WaniKani level