音読み: ニン
訓読み: みとめる
画数: 14
部首: 訁（ごんべん）
Meaning
Recognize / Acknowledge / Approve
- Basic forms
- 認める — admit; recognize; approve / base form
- 認めます — admits; recognizes; approves / masu form
- 認めた — admitted; recognized; approved / ta form
- 認めて — admitting … / te form
- 認めない — do not admit / negative
- 認めれば — if (one) admits / conditional
- Common expressions
- 失敗を認める — admit a mistake
- 努力を認める — recognize effort
- 許可を認める — grant approval
- More
- 認めたい — want to admit / 〜たい form
- 認めよう — let’s admit / 〜よう form
- 認めている — has admitted; recognizes / state
認める（みとめる） is an ichidan transitive verb. It can mean to admit something, recognize something as true or valid, or approve / accept something officially depending on context.
- 認識 — recognition / awareness
- 確認 — confirmation
- 認定 — certification
- 認証 — authentication
- 認可 — approval / authorization
- 否認 — denial
- 容認 — tolerance / acceptance
認 combines 言 (speech) with 忍 (to endure), evoking “bearing someone’s words” → accepting, acknowledging, or authorizing claims. It’s common in legal/official terms and everyday usage like admitting a mistake.
自分の 間違いを 認めることは 大切です。
It’s important to admit your own mistakes.
この証明書は 正式に 認定されたものです。
This certificate has been officially certified.
認証 — authentication