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A2 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

黙認(もくにん)connivance, complacency, tacit consent, toleration, acquiescence

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    1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

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      tacit approval, tacit permission, connivance, acquiescence, toleration, overlooking

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    黙認 【もくにん】

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    • Pitch Accent

    • Netflix Top 19,900

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      イジメを黙認(もくにん)した学校(がっこう)には責任(せきにん)がある。

      The school that tacitly consented to bullying has responsibility. (silently overlooked)

      • N1

      先生(せんせい):「遅刻(ちこく)黙認(もくにん)することは出来(でき)ませんよ!」

      Teacher: 'I cannot condone tardiness!'

      • N1

      (かれ)正義(せいぎ)(かん)(つよ)いので、不正(ふせい)黙認(もくにん)することはありません。

      He has a strong sense of justice, so he will never overlook any wrongdoing.

      • N1

      (むすめ)行方(ゆくえ)不明(ふめい)になり、夜間(やかん)外出(がいしゅつ)黙認(もくにん)したことを()やんでいる。

      My daughter has gone missing, and I regret my tacit consent of her going out at night.

      • N1

      この会社(かいしゃ)では()(ふん)以内(いない)遅刻(ちこく)黙認(もくにん)されていて、(とく)(とが)められることはない。

      In this company, being up to 5 minutes late is tolerated and not particularly rebuked.

      • N1
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