承諾

See also: 承诺

Chinese

		to bear; to carry; to hold to bear; to carry; to hold; to continue; to undertake; to take charge; owing to; due to; to receive	to promise; to yes
trad. (承諾)		承	諾
simp. (承诺)		承	诺

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chéngnuò

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ ㄋㄨㄛˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sing⁴ nok⁶
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): sṳ̀n-nok

(Meixian, Guangdong): sen² nog⁶
Eastern Min (BUC): sìng-dák
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): sêng-lo̍k

(Teochew, Peng'im): sing⁵ nab⁸ / sêng⁵ nab⁸

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chéngnuò
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄋㄨㄛˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chéngnuò
  - Wade–Giles: chʻêng²-no⁴
  - Yale: chéng-nwò
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cherngnuoh
  - Palladius: чэнно (čɛnno)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ nu̯ɔ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sing⁴ nok⁶
  - Yale: sìhng nohk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing⁴ nok⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: xing⁴ nog⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ²¹ nɔːk̚²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ̀n-nok
  - Hakka Romanization System: siin^ˇ nog^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sin² nog⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /sɨn¹¹ nok̚²/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: sen² nog⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /sən¹¹ nɔk̚⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: sìng-dák
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ^(t-)nɑʔ²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sêng-lo̍k
  - Tâi-lô: sîng-lo̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: senglok
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² lɔk̚⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² lɔk̚²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ¹³⁻²² lɔk̚¹²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ lɔk̚⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ²³⁻³³ lɔk̚⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: sing⁵ nab⁸ / sêng⁵ nab⁸
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sîng na̍p / sêng na̍p
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ nap̚⁴/, /seŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ nap̚⁴/

Verb

承諾

to promise; to pledge; to vow; to undertake (to do something)
我們承諾保證您的信息絕對保密。 [MSC, trad.]
我们承诺保证您的信息绝对保密。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒmen chéngnuò bǎozhèng nín de xìnxī juéduì bǎomì. [Pinyin]
We promise to keep your information absolutely confidential.

Synonyms

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允諾 / 允诺 (yǔnnuò)
應 / 应 (yìng)
應承 / 应承 (yìngchéng)
應許 / 应许 (yīngxǔ)
應諾 / 应诺 (yìngnuò) (literary)
承允 (chéngyǔn)
承應 / 承应 (chéngyìng)
承當 / 承当 (chéngdāng) (regional)
接應 / 接应 (zie⁶ in⁴) (Xiang)
然諾 / 然诺 (ránnuò)
答應 / 答应 (dāyìng)
許諾 / 许诺 (xǔnuò)

Noun

承諾

promise; vow
履行承諾／履行承诺 ― lǚxíng chéngnuò ― to fulfill a promise

一個鄭重的承諾／一个郑重的承诺 ― yīge zhèngzhòng de chéngnuò ― a solemn promise

愛會消失，承諾會失效。 [MSC, trad.]
爱会消失，承诺会失效。 [MSC, simp.]
Ài huì xiāoshī, chéngnuò huì shīxiào. [Pinyin]
Love will disappear. Promises will lapse.

Derived terms

承諾函 / 承诺函 (chéngnuòhán)
承諾書 / 承诺书 (chéngnuòshū)
承諾服務 / 承诺服务

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (承諾):

→ Japanese: 承諾(しょうだく) (shōdaku)
→ Korean: 승낙(承諾) (seungnak)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
承	諾
しょう Grade: 6	だく Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

From 承 (shō, “agree to”) + 諾 (daku, “consent”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しょーだく [shòódákú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːda̠kɯ̟]

Noun

承(しょう)諾(だく) • (shōdaku)

consent, assent, agreement, acceptation

Derived terms

承諾書 (shōdakusho): letter of acceptance
不承諾 (fushōdaku): dissent, disagreement
事後承諾 (jigo shōdaku): ex-post-facto approval

Verb

承(しょう)諾(だく)する • (shōdaku suru) transitive suru (stem 承(しょう)諾(だく)し (shōdaku shi), past 承(しょう)諾(だく)した (shōdaku shita))

consent, assent, agree, accept

Conjugation

Conjugation of "承諾する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	承諾し	しょうだくし	shōdaku shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	承諾し	しょうだくし	shōdaku shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	承諾する	しょうだくする	shōdaku suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	承諾する	しょうだくする	shōdaku suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	承諾すれ	しょうだくすれ	shōdaku sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	承諾せよ¹ 承諾しろ²	しょうだくせよ¹ しょうだくしろ²	shōdaku seyo¹ shōdaku shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	承諾される	しょうだくされる	shōdaku sareru
Causative	承諾させる承諾さす	しょうだくさせるしょうだくさす	shōdaku saseru shōdaku sasu
Potential	承諾できる	しょうだくできる	shōdaku dekiru
Volitional	承諾しよう	しょうだくしよう	shōdaku shiyō
Negative	承諾しない	しょうだくしない	shōdaku shinai
Negative continuative	承諾せず	しょうだくせず	shōdaku sezu
Formal	承諾します	しょうだくします	shōdaku shimasu
Perfective	承諾した	しょうだくした	shōdaku shita
Conjunctive	承諾して	しょうだくして	shōdaku shite
Hypothetical conditional	承諾すれば	しょうだくすれば	shōdaku sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

“承諾”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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