お墨付(すみつ)き

おすみつき
noun
seal of approval
1. official approval, authorization, endorsement
Official recognition or guarantee from an authority. Originally referred to documents bearing an official seal in feudal Japan.
医者(いしゃ)のお墨付(すみつ)きをもらった。
I got the doctor's seal of approval.
専門家(せんもんか)のお墨付(すみつ)きがある商品(しょうひん)だ。
It's a product endorsed by experts.
社長(しゃちょう)のお墨付(すみつ)きで企画(きかく)が通(とお)った。
The project was approved with the president's endorsement.

ETYMOLOGY:
Originally referred to documents with an official black ink (墨(すみ)) seal or signature from feudal lords or the shogunate.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 〜のお墨付(すみつ)きをもらう: to get approval from ~
  • お墨付(すみつ)きを与(あた)える: to give one's approval
  • お墨付(すみつ)きがある: to have official approval
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