The kanji 肯 primarily conveys the idea of "affirmation," "approval," "agreement," or "willingness." It suggests a positive response, acceptance, or the act of conceding to something. It implies a sense of readiness or a favorable disposition towards a particular idea or situation.

・On-yomi (音読み): こう (kō) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): うけが-う (ukega-u)

⚫︎肯定 (こうてい) Translation: Affirmation; positive; approval ⚫︎肯定的な意見 (こうていてきないけん) Translation: Positive opinion; affirmative view ⚫︎承肯諾 (しょうこう) Translation: Agreement; consent

The kanji 肯 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字). The left side is the radical 口 (くち, kuchi) which means "mouth" and represents a sound or speech, and the right side is 月 (つき, tsuki) which represents "flesh" or "body" or 匕 (ひ, hi) meaning "spoon" or "to scoop up", both of which have been used for phonetic purposes, indicating the sound and hint at agreement or being convinced. In this case, the sound component is 月. Combining these elements, it pictorially depicts the act of speaking or confirming something with one's mouth, hence the meaning of "affirmation" or "approval". The form has evolved over time.