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承知, しょうち

  • shōchi
JLPT LEVEL 4

Definition

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

  • acknowledgment
  • acknowledgement
  • awareness

Definition

  • consent
  • acceptance
  • assent
  • admitting
  • compliance
  • agreement

Examples of 承知,しょうち in a Sentence

人はすべて死すべきものと承知している。
We know that all men are mortal.
よろしい。お申し出は承知しました。
All right. I'll accept your offer.
先刻承知。
I've known it all along.
無理を承知でやっていただけませんか。
You must think it's impossible, but could you at least give it a try?
君に行ってもらわねば承知しない。
I'm adamant that you should go.
同じことをまたやったら承知しませんよ。
If you do that the again I'll beat the pants off you.
その男はまんまと私をだまして承知させた。
The young man tricked me into consenting.
彼女は多額の金を失うかもしれないと承知の上で一か八かやってみた。
She took the risk, knowing that she might lose a lot of money.
彼女に結婚してくれないかと言ったら彼女は承知してくれた。
I asked her to marry me and she accepted.
その程度のことは百も承知だったから、私は少しも驚かなかった。
I was not in the least surprised, for I had fully expected as much.

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