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許可

きょか

permission, approval

Mnemonic

Somebody says out loud that the thing is allowed, and until they have said it, it is not. Ask before you take the day off, or it is a choker きょか: きょか.

Built from

permit, forgive
言 speech + 午 noon
can, possible
A bent line over 口 a mouth. The thing you are allowed to say yes to.

Words sharing these kanji

to forgive, to permit cute possible, potential impossible

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