JapanLingo

認めるみとめる

mitomeru

to admit / approve

N3

How to remember this word

Tie 認める to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “admit” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.

Example sentences

Example 1

jibun no misu o mitomete ayamarimashita.

I admitted my mistake and apologized.

Example 2

zaitaku kinmu ga mitomerareta node, tsuukin ga shuu nikai ni narimashita.

Working from home was approved, so I now commute twice a week.