了承（りょうしょう、ryoushoう）
- consent

了承 means "to acknowledge," "to understand," "to accept," "to consent," or "to approve." It implies that someone has received information and has taken it in, whether they agree with it or not. It often suggests a passive acceptance rather than active agreement. 了承 can also mean “understanding” or “consent” as a noun.

⚫︎ご了承ください。 Translation: Please understand / Please acknowledge / Please accept. ⚫︎ご提案について、了承いたしました。 Translation: I have acknowledged your proposal. ⚫︎彼らはその計画を了承した。 Translation: They approved the plan.

⚫︎ Use 了承 when you want to express that you have understood or accepted something, especially information, a request, or a plan. ⚫︎ It is often used in formal situations such as business or when dealing with superiors or people you want to show respect to. ⚫︎ It can be used by the person receiving information or the person responding to a request. ⚫︎ You can use 了承 as a polite way to ask for someone’s understanding or acceptance. ⚫︎ When used as a noun, the word is often preceded by "ご" (go), making it more polite.

⚫︎ The word is typically written in kanji as 了承. ⚫︎ Hiragana reading is りょうしょう. ⚫︎ There are no variations in the okurigana.

⚫︎ 承知（しょうち） - To be aware of, to know. (Often used in business settings.) ⚫︎ 了解（りょうかい） - To understand, to comprehend. ⚫︎ 承認（しょうにん） - Approval, authorization. (Implies a more active approval.) ⚫︎ 同意（どうい） - Agreement, consent. (Implies agreement.)

⚫︎ 拒否（きょひ） - Rejection, denial. ⚫︎ 不同意（ふどうい） - Disagreement, disapproval. ⚫︎ 反対（はんたい） - Opposition, objection.

今回の変更について、了承いただけますでしょうか？ ・Translation: Could you please understand / accept / acknowledge the changes? ・Explanation: This is a polite way of asking for someone’s acceptance of a change.

会議の議事録は、皆様にご確認いただき、ご了承を得てから公開します。 ・Translation: The minutes of the meeting will be confirmed by everyone, and then made public after their acknowledgement. ・Explanation: This sentence explains the process of making the minutes of the meeting public after receiving the members' acceptance.

The word 了承 is a combination of two kanji: 了（りょう） and 承（しょう）. ⚫︎了 means "to finish," "to complete," or "to understand." ⚫︎承 means "to accept," "to receive," or "to acknowledge." Together, they form the meaning of "to acknowledge" or "to understand and accept."