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肯う
【うけがう】

1.

[v5u,vt] [dated]
▶ to approve
▶ to accept
▶ to consent
▶ to affirm

Conjugations

History:

2.	A 2022-07-04 00:01:22 Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	daij, koj shinmeikai: 古風な表現肯う 332 うけがう 32
	Diff:	@@ -13,6 +13,5 @@ -<xref type="see" seq="1349470">承諾</xref> -<xref type="see" seq="1281180">肯定・1</xref> -<gloss>approve</gloss> -<gloss>accept</gloss> -<gloss>consent</gloss> -<gloss>affirm</gloss> +<misc>&dated;</misc> +<gloss>to approve</gloss> +<gloss>to accept</gloss> +<gloss>to consent</gloss> +<gloss>to affirm</gloss>
1.	A* 2022-07-02 16:49:56 Samuel R. Messner <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	デジタル大辞泉。 https://kotobank.jp/word/肯う-439319 Example sentence (by Natsume Sōseki): 細君の伝う事を肯った。
	Comments:	Spotted in chapter 47 of the manga “Chi.: Chikyū no Undō ni Tsuite” in the sentence “死を忌避するんじゃなく肯いたい。” (lit. “Rather than avoid death, I want to accept it.”).

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