Word Meaning 宜う

うべなう ubenau

宜う is read as うべなう (ubenau) and means to agree (to a proposal, request, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. to agree (to a proposal, request, etc.)
  2. to assent
  3. to consent
  4. to accept

Reading

Kana

うべなう

Romaji

ubenau

Writing Variants

  • 肯う うべなう ubenau
  • 諾う うべなう ubenau

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Antonyms 否む,否ぶ Rank 133908 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

宜しく

よろしく

by all means

宜しい

よろしい

good

便宜

びんぎ

convenience

適宜

てきぎ

appropriately

時宜

じぎ

right time

起訴便宜主義

きそべんぎしゅぎ

principle of discretionary prosecution (the right of a public prosecutor to exercise discretion in cancelling prosecution)

時宜を得る

じぎをえる

to be well-timed

便宜主義

べんぎしゅぎ

opportunism

便宜上

べんぎじょう

for convenience

便宜結婚

べんぎけっこん

marriage for convenience

便宜的

べんぎてき

convenient

事宜

じぎ

fitting thing