# 認 — Recognize

Frequency rank 211 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 設 (Establish), less common than 確 (Certain).

- On’yomi: にん
- Kun’yomi: みと
- Radical: 言 Speech (Kangxi 149)
- Frequency path: Level II of XX
- School grade: 6
- Strokes: 14

The loose tongue flaps out a name and a blade goes in under the ribs on the same breath, lifting the heart out of him still beating.

In words:

- 認める みとめる — to recognize,to appreciate,to approve,to admit,to notice
- 認識 にんしき — recognition;cognizance
- 承認 しょうにん — recognition,acknowledgement,approval,consent,agreement

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