JLPT N3Kanji compounds

賛成

Readingさんせいsansei

Meaning
ある意見ややり方を良いと認めて支持すること
Explanation
「賛成(さんせい)」 means to recognize a certain opinion or way of doing things as good and support it. It is used as in 「提案に賛成する」. The point is to acknowledge it as good and back it up, which is the opposite of 「反対(はんたい)」, meaning to reject it as not good.
Original Japanese explanation

「賛成(さんせい)」は、ある意見ややり方を良いと認めて支持することです。「提案に賛成する」のように使います。良いと認めて後押しする点が大切で、良くないとして退ける「反対(はんたい)」とは反対の言葉です。

Examples
  • 提案に賛成する

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