許す
ゆるす
Meanings
- Godan verb, Transitive to permit; to allow; to approve; to consent to (occ. written as 聴す)
- to forgive; to pardon; to excuse; to tolerate (also written as 赦す)
- to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to release; to let off (also written as 赦す)
- to acknowledge; to admit See also: 自他共に許す (じたともにゆるす).
- to trust; to confide in; to let one's guard down See also: 心を許す (こころをゆるす). See also: 気を許す (きをゆるす).
- to give up (points in a game, distance in a race, etc.); to yield
Kanji
- 許 permit. Read as ゆるす.
Example sentences
- 君に免じて彼を許してやろう。
I will forgive him out of consideration for you. - 私はあなたがそんな事をするのを許すわけにはいきません。
I can't allow you to do that. - 君がそうすることを許すわけにはいかない。
I can't allow you to do that. - 長い間手紙を書かなかったことを許してください。
Please forgive me for not having written for a long time. - 久しく手紙を書かなかった事をお許し下さい。
Please forgive me for not having written for a long time.
Common phrases
- リードを許す
- 逆転を許す
- 先制を許す
- 得点を許さない
- ヒットを許す
- 先制点を許す
- 勝ち越しを許す
- 妥協を許さない
- 追加点を許す
- 心を許す (こころをゆるす) to trust
- 出塁を許す
- 結婚を許す (けっこんをゆるす) to give permission to marry
- 先行を許す
- 予断を許さない (よだんをゆるさない) highly unpredictable
- 追随を許さない (ついずいをゆるさない) far surpassing all others
Words containing 許す
- 差し許す (さしゆるす) to allow
- 過失を許す (かしつをゆるす) to forgive a person for their error
- 許しがたい (ゆるしがたい) hard-to-forgive
And 2 more.