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Kotomora

譲

defer, turnover, transfer, convey

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 1,000Strokes20

Readings

On'yomi

  • ジョウ

Kun'yomi

  • ゆず.る

Nanori

  • ゆずり

Meaning

譲 centers on giving something to someone else: deferring, transferring, or handing over possession or responsibility.

Most common words using 譲

20 of 75
  • 譲渡じょうと

    transfer; assignment; conveyance

  • 譲るゆずる
    N3

    to hand over; to transfer; to turn over; to assign; to convey; to bequeath

  • 譲りゆずり

    inheritance; something given or received

  • 分譲ぶんじょう

    selling (real-estate) lots

  • 譲歩じょうほ
    N1

    concession; conciliation; compromise

  • 譲り受けゆずりうけ

    transfer; inheritance

  • 移譲いじょう

    handing over (of a right, property, etc.); transfer; assignment

  • 譲位じょうい

    abdication

  • 委譲いじょう

    transfer (of authority, power, etc.); delegation; devolution

  • 謙譲けんじょう

    modesty; humility

  • 割譲かつじょう

    cession (of territory)

  • 譲り合いゆずりあい

    compromise; mutual concessions; give-and-take

  • 譲り渡すゆずりわたす

    to hand over; to turn over; to cede

  • 譲り渡しゆずりわたし

    transfer; assignment; conveyance

  • 譲葉ゆずりは

    false daphne (Daphniphyllum macropodum); yuzuriha

  • 譲り受けるゆずりうける

    to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to receive

  • 譲受人ゆずりうけにん

    assignee; grantee; transferee

  • 禅譲ぜんじょう

    abdication (of a Chinese emperor) in favor of a virtuous successor (as opposed to an heir)

  • 親譲りおやゆずり

    inheritance from a parent (property, trait, physique, etc.)

  • 譲与じょうよ

    transfer

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Etymology

譲 is the modern simplified form of 讓. The older form combines 言 (words) with 襄, which likely contributed the sound and the idea of yielding or giving way. The modern right side 㐮 is a simplified version of 襄.

Meaning mnemonic

Words (言) on the left and a simplified form of 襄 on the right suggest using speech to yield or hand something over. Picture someone saying 'I defer to you' while passing an object.

Reading mnemonic

For ジョウ, imagine a gentle 'Joe' deferring to others in conversation: Joe -> ジョウ, and his words transfer the decision.