Permission in Korean 🇰🇷

허용 info.

Tips to remember:
• Break the word into two parts—“허” sounds like “huh” (an informal acknowledgment) and “용” sounds like “yong.” Imagine someone saying “huh, you may use it” to recall that 허용 means “permission.”
• Connect it with similar words you might already know, like 허락 (heorak), which also means “permission.”

Explanation:
• 허용 (heoyong) is a noun meaning “permission” or “allowance.” It is used in contexts where something is allowed, whether by rules, policy, or authority.
• It often appears in legal, technical, or formal contexts when referring to granting permission.

Other words with a similar meaning:
• 허락 (heorak) – often used interchangeably with 허용.
• 허가 (heoga) – also means “permission” but is sometimes used in a more administrative sense.
• 동의 (dongui) – means “consent” or “agreement” and can be contextually similar.

Alternate meanings:
• There isn’t a widely recognized slang meaning for 허용; it is predominantly used in its formal sense to mean “permission” or “allowance.”

Examples of sentences:
1. 회사에서는 직원의 개인 휴대폰 사용을 허용한다.
Romanized: Hoesaeseoneun jigwon-ui gaein hyudaepon sayong-eul heoyonghanda.
Translation: The company allows employees to use personal cell phones.
2. 이 시스템은 외부 접근을 허용하지 않는다.
Romanized: I siseutem-eun oebu jeopgeun-eul heoyonghaji anhneunda.
Translation: This system does not allow external access.
3. 부모님은 밤늦게까지 TV 시청을 허용했다.
Romanized: Bumonim-eun bamneutgekkaji TV sichung-eul heoyonghaetda.
Translation: My parents allowed me to watch TV until late at night.

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