Translation guide
The English word 'yield' has several distinct meanings. This guide covers the most common ones for learners: producing results, giving way in traffic, surrendering, and providing crops or profits. Each meaning is explained with natural Japanese expressions.
To produce or generate something as a result of effort, process, or calculation.
Commonly used for producing results, profits, or creative works. Emphasizes bringing something new into existence.
The research yielded an important discovery.
Effort yields results.
Brings about a result, often with a nuance of causing or leading to something. Slightly more formal.
The new policy yielded economic growth.
To obtain or gain a result. Often used in compound verbs like 得られる (potential form).
The survey yielded useful information.
To allow other vehicles or pedestrians to go first, as in a yield sign.
Standard phrase for yielding the right of way. Used in driving contexts.
At intersections, you must yield to pedestrians.
More formal, literally 'yield the right of priority'. Used in legal or official contexts.
In clear traffic contexts, simply saying 譲る can be understood, but 道を譲る is more common.
Please yield here.
To stop resisting and accept that you have been defeated, or to give up control.
To concede, give way, or hand over. Used in arguments, negotiations, or when giving up a position.
He yielded his opinion after losing the argument.
I cannot yield on that issue.
To yield under pressure, to succumb. Often used in the negative form 屈しない (not yield).
To surrender, especially in war or conflict. Stronger than 譲る.
The enemy army yielded.
To produce a natural, agricultural, or financial product.
To produce or yield natural resources, crops, or minerals. Formal but common in news.
This region yields a lot of rice.
To harvest or reap. Used for crops. Can also be used metaphorically.
Yield in finance, such as bond yield or dividend yield. A noun.
In traffic contexts, do not use 産出する or 生み出す. Use 道を譲る or simply 譲る.
Please yield at the intersection.
生み出す emphasizes creation or generation from within, while もたらす focuses on bringing about a result, often from external factors. 生み出す is more active, もたらす more passive.
Effort yields success. (active creation)
The rain yielded a good harvest. (external cause)
This sign means yield the right of way.
彼は困難に屈しなかった。
He did not yield to difficulties.
This year's good harvest yielded a lot of wheat.
この債券の利回りは高い。
The yield on this bond is high.