The kanji 承: meaning, readings and stroke order

承

Meaning: accept, agree
On reading: ショウ shou
Kun reading: うけたまわ（る） uketamawaru
Strokes: 8
Radical: 手 hand
Level: Level 6 · grade 6

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: đồng ý, nghe theo (thừa)
Japanese: うけいれる。ききいれる。
Korean: 받아들이다, 승낙하다 (승)
Chinese: 答应、接受

Readings, words and example sentences

ショウ shou · on reading

承しょう知ち
knowing, agreeing
そのことは 承しょう知ちしています。
I already know about that.

うけたまわ（る） uketamawaru · kun reading · less common

承うけたまわる
to hear, to receive (polite)
ご意見を 承うけたまわります。
We are glad to hear your opinions.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.