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譲り合う

ゆずりあう

to yield to each other; to compromise with one another

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Examples

  1. 狭い道では車が譲り合う。

    せまいみちではくるまがゆずりあう。

    On narrow roads, cars give way to each other.

  2. 席を譲り合って座りましょう。

    せきをゆずりあってすわりましょう。

    Let's make room for each other and sit down.

  3. 双方が少しずつ譲り合って、話がまとまった。

    そうほうがすこしずつゆずりあって、はなしがまとまった。

    Both sides gave a little, and an agreement was reached.

Common patterns

席を譲り合う
to make room for one another
譲り合いの精神
a spirit of give and take
互いに譲り合う
to yield to each other

Memory tip

The 〜合う ending means both sides do it, so 譲り合う always needs two parties. The noun 譲り合い appears constantly on Japanese road signs and station posters as a civic virtue.

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