容認（ようにん、younin）
- approval

The Japanese word 容認, read as ようにん (younin), means "acceptance," "approval," "recognition," or "allowing." It implies a formal or official acknowledgment of something, often with the implication that the thing being 容認ed is then permitted or considered valid. It carries a sense of concession or agreement, sometimes after an evaluation or assessment. It can be a verb or a noun, depending on the context.

⚫︎ 政府は新しい政策を容認］しました。 Translation: The government accepted the new policy. ⚫︎ 彼の意見は多くの人に容認］されなかった。 Translation: His opinion was not accepted by many people. ⚫︎ リスクを容認］することは、ビジネスにおいて重要です。 Translation: Accepting risks is important in business.

⚫︎ 容認 is often used in formal settings, such as business, politics, and legal contexts. ⚫︎ It suggests a more deliberate and conscious approval than simply liking something. ⚫︎ You would use it when discussing agreements, permissions, or official recognition. ⚫︎ It’s less commonly used in everyday casual conversation. ⚫︎ Be careful with its nuance; it can also imply a reluctant or conditional acceptance.

⚫︎ The word is typically written in kanji 容認. ⚫︎ Hiragana is used for the reading: ようにん. ⚫︎ There are no significant variations in the okurigana.

⚫︎ 承認 (shounin) - approval, recognition. (more formal) ⚫︎ 許可 (kyoka) - permission, approval. ⚫︎ 同意 (doui) - agreement, consent. ⚫︎ 認める (mitomeru) - to acknowledge, to recognize, to admit (verb form of 容認) ⚫︎ 受け入れる (ukeireru) - to accept, to receive. (more general)

⚫︎ 拒否 (kyohi) - rejection, refusal. ⚫︎ 否認 (hininn) - denial, repudiation. ⚫︎ 反対 (hantai) - opposition, objection. ⚫︎ 拒絶 (kyozetsu) - refusal, rejection (more emphatic)

会社は彼の退職願を容認］しました。 ・Translation: The company accepted his resignation. ・Explanation: This shows formal approval of his leaving the company.

国際社会は、その国の領土的野心を容認］しませんでした。 ・Translation: The international community did not accept that country's territorial ambitions. ・Explanation: This shows disapproval and refusal to acknowledge the country's claims.

⚫︎ The word 容認 is a compound word formed from two kanji. ⚫︎ 容 (you) means "to contain," "to accept," "to allow." ⚫︎ 認 (nin) means "to acknowledge," "to recognize." ⚫︎ Together, they create the meaning of "to accept and recognize" or "to allow and approve."