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Grammar detail: 承知(しょうち)

承知(しょうち)  know
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しょうち
承知
is commonly used in the following situations:
  • しょうち
    承知
    ですか do you know? do you understand?
In this context, 承知 is a formal expression for 'know'. It is more or less interchangeable with the equally formal ご
ぞん
じですか, or less formally
かりますか or
っていますか.
  • X はなにかご承知ですか do you know what X really is?
This is a set expression used in rhetorical questions such as this.
  • 承知いたしました understood!
In this context, 承知 is similar to
りょうかい
了解
しました, and means 'got it!'.
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Kanji used in this grammar

ショウ    acquiesce   うけたまわ to hear, to be told   
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チ   し to know   
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ソン   ゾン    suppose   
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ブン   ブ   フン   わける to divide, to distinguish   わかる to understand   わかれる to be divided   わかつ to share, distribute   
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リョウ    complete   
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カイ   ゲ   と to untie, solve, resolve   とける to come undone, disappear   とかす to melt, dissolve   
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