JLPT N1
譲
Concede, Yield, Transfer
Onyomi
ジョウ (jō)
Kunyomi
ゆず.る (yuzu.ru)
🧠 Memory Mnemonic
🔍 Radical Breakdown
言 (speech) + 尚 (esteem) + 衣 (clothing)
📖 Mnemonic Story
To CONCEDE or YIELD, you use your WORDS (言) to announce that you are giving up something, like your treasured CLOTHES (衣), showing respect and ESTEEM (尚) for the other person's claim. You are gracefully transferring what is yours.
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Quick Hint:
Words yield clothes
Essential N1 Vocabulary
譲る
ゆずる
To give way, to hand over
譲渡
じょうと
Transfer, Conveyance
譲歩
じょうほ
Concession, Compromise
Kanji Practice Quiz
Verify your memory for "譲"
お年寄りに 席を ＿＿＿＿＿。
🎉 正解 / Correct!
解説: 譲るは「ゆずる」と読み、「相手に与える」という意味です。
English: Yuzuru means 'to give way' or 'to hand over'.
English: Yuzuru means 'to give way' or 'to hand over'.
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