了承

• 読み: りょうしょう
• ローマ字: ryoushou
• 漢字の分解: 了 (ryou) — finish, understand; 承 (shou) — accept, consent
• 発音: /ɾjoː.ɕoː/

意味

Acknowledgement; understanding; approval; consent. Formal acceptance of a request or situation.

A noun and suru-verb used in polite and business contexts to express formal consent or understanding. Key phrases include ご了承ください (please understand/accept) — extremely common in announcements — and 了承を得る (to obtain approval). More formal than 了解, which is casual.

例文

1. 変更についてはあらかじめご了承ください。
2. 上司の了承を得てからプロジェクトを進めた。
3. 参加者全員の了承を取るのに時間がかかった。

使い方ガイド

場面: business, announcements, customer service, official documents

トーン: polite

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 了 (ryou, to finish/to understand) + 承 (shou, to accept/to consent). Together: 'to understand and accept,' forming a respectful term for formal approval.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal