- 認識 — recognition / awareness
- 確認 — confirmation
- 認定 — certification
- 認証 — authentication
- 認可 — approval / authorization
- 否認 — denial
- 容認 — tolerance / acceptance
認 combines 言 (speech) with 忍 (to endure), evoking “bearing someone’s words” → accepting, acknowledging, or authorizing claims. It’s common in legal/official terms and everyday usage like admitting a mistake.
自分の 間違いを 認めることは 大切です。
It’s important to admit your own mistakes.
この証明書は 正式に 認定されたものです。
This certificate has been officially certified.