Consent

On’yomi: しょう
Kun’yomi: うけたまわ
Radical: 手 Hand (Kangxi 64)

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

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

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 consentN4

承るうけたまわる (hum) to hear,to be told,to knowN2

承認しょうにん recognition,acknowledgement,approval,consent,agreementN3

承 is rank 994 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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