肯 kěn
adjective | auxilary verb
: to agree; to consent
: to be ready (to do something)
: willing
Kun Reading
背く | うなずく OR うなづく unazuku
godan verb with ku ending | intransitive verb
: to nod; to bow one’s head in assent
背ずる | がえんずる gaenzuru
zuru verb | transitive verb
: to consent; to allow; to accept
諾う | うべなう ubenau
godan verb with u ending | transitive verb
: to agree; to assent; to consent; to obey; to conform
On Reading
こう kou
肯定 ken3ding4: to be sure; to be certain; sure; certain; definite; to confirm; to affirm; affirmative; to approve; approval; recognition
[こうてい koutei: positive; affirmation]
肯定的 ken3ding4 de: positively sure [こうていてき kouteiki: affirmative]
寧[宁]肯 ning4ken3: would rather…; it would be better…; would prefer
中肯 zhong4ken3: pertinent; apropos
不肯 bu4ken3: unwilling
Chinese idiom
發言中肯 [发言中肯] fa1 yan2 zhong4 ken3
: to hit the nail on the head
肯 ken3: willing; consent to, permit =
止 zhi3: stop, halt, desist; detain +
⺼ rou4: meat, CJK radical meat
Old Variant:
肎 ken3
Historical Variant:
肻 ken3
Look-alike:
背 bei1 | bei4: to be burdened | back
[kun: せ se, せい sei, そむく somuku, そむける somukeru せなか senaka, せのび senobi, せびれ sebire, せぼね sebone.
on: はい hai]
Examples:
小孩子不肯吃藥。
xiao3hai2zi bu4ken3 chi1yao4
The child refuses to take the medicine.
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
