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“To approve” in Japanese

Short answer
肯う ukegau うけがう

To approve in Japanese is “肯う” (ukegau). Full meaning: to approve, to accept, to consent, to affirm.

Other ways to say “To approve” in Japanese

許す yurusu to permit, to allow, to approve, to consent to; to forgive, to pardon, to excuse, to tolerate; to exempt (someone) from, to remit, to release, to let off うけがう ukegau to approve, to accept, to consent, to affirm アプルーブ apuruubu to approve 賛する sansuru to approve, to agree, to assent, to endorse, to support, to back; to inscribe; to praise, to laud 可とする katosuru to approve (of), to be in favor of, to be in favour of 肯す yurusu to permit, to allow, to approve, to consent to; to forgive, to pardon, to excuse, to tolerate; to exempt (someone) from, to remit, to release, to let off 免す yurusu to permit, to allow, to approve, to consent to; to forgive, to pardon, to excuse, to tolerate; to exempt (someone) from, to remit, to release, to let off 赦せる yuruseru to permit, to allow, to approve, to consent to; to forgive, to pardon, to excuse, to tolerate; to exempt (someone) from, to remit, to release, to let off 許せる yuruseru to permit, to allow, to approve, to consent to; to forgive, to pardon, to excuse, to tolerate; to exempt (someone) from, to remit, to release, to let off ゆるせる yuruseru to permit, to allow, to approve, to consent to; to forgive, to pardon, to excuse, to tolerate; to exempt (someone) from, to remit, to release, to let off うけがわ ukegawa to approve, to accept, to consent, to affirm

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