譲
譲·yield, hand over, defer
- On-yomi
- ジョウ
- Kun-yomi
- ゆず(る)
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Stroke order
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Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 譲歩 | じょうほ | concession |
| 譲る | ゆずる | to give up, hand over, yield |
| 謙譲語 | けんじょうご | humble language |
| 委譲 | いじょう | transfer (of authority) |
Example sentences
お年寄りに席を譲りました。
おとしよりにせきをゆずりました。
I gave up my seat to an elderly person.
どちらの側も一歩も譲歩しようとしない。
どちらのがわもいっぽもじょうほしようとしない。
Neither side will concede even a step.
店は息子に譲るつもりだと父は言った。
みせはむすこにゆずるつもりだとちちはいった。
My father said he intends to hand the shop over to his son.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 譲歩 as じょうぶ — it is じょうほ
- Confusing 譲る (to hand over) with 讓られる contexts; the passive 譲られる means to be given something
Memory aid
Picture it
The speech radical 言 on the left: yielding here is done with words — stepping back, conceding, handing the floor or the seat to someone else.
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