是認

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 是認 is read ぜにん.
• Basic usage: It means approving or recognizing a judgment or action as valid or right.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Approving a judgment
  • 判断を是認した: the judgment was accepted as reasonable.
• Distinguishing silence from approval
  • 行為を是認したとは限らない: silence does not necessarily mean that the action was accepted as right.