to be told / consent

(child) + (water)
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes

Onyomi

SHOU

If you SHOW me the report, I will be told.

Mnemonic

Think of this as 子 plus water 水, but half of water is on the left of child, and half on the right.
Thus:
As a child moses, was told not to part the bath-water.

Kunyomi

うけたまわ*る (business - speak) What you say when you have heard and understood a proposal. Does not neccesairly mean you agree. Another example of Japanese deliberate ambiguity. NP
★★☆☆☆

Jukugo

承諾(しょうだく)

comply/ accept ★★☆☆☆

承知(しょうち) する

to agree in theory ★★☆☆☆ CCWF
(to be told / consent) + (know) = 承知 (to agree in theory)

to agree in theory (business - speak). Stronger than 承る(うけたまわる).

承知 is what you say when you have heard and understood a business proposal, and you agree with it. It doesn't necessarily mean that you will sign the contract or do whatever the person says; merely that you want to work together with them to accomplish these goals, in theory, after 100 more meetings.

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
humid NEPTUNE
to be told / consent

Steam looks like Neptune - check his furrowed eyebrows and big beard - Neptune's steam is humid ocean spray.
I was told that I wasn't Neptune!

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Synonyms

consent
承る    承知する    肯定    承諾    納得