# 承 — Consent

Frequency rank 994 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 諸 (Various), less common than 虫 (Insect).

- On’yomi: しょう
- Kun’yomi: うけたまわ
- Radical: 手 Hand (Kangxi 64)
- Frequency path: Level VIII of XX

A hand reaches out with a drop falling into three outstretched lines below -- a hand catching every drop into three open palms shows full consent to receive.

In words:

- 承知 しょうち・する — to consent
- 承る うけたまわる — (hum) to hear,to be told,to know
- 承認 しょうにん — recognition,acknowledgement,approval,consent,agreement

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