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譲

defer
Stroke count: 20

Readings

On readingジョウ
Kun readingゆず.る
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. deferRtK
  2. convey
  3. transfer
  4. turnover
  1. to hand over
  2. to transfer
  3. to turn over
  4. to assign
  5. to convey

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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say (言) · words (言) · keitai · mouth (口) · grass skirt · top hat (亠) · eight (八) · six (六) · animal legs (儿) · celery · scarf (冂)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1648

Compound words

譲るゆずる
to hand over; to transfer; to turn over; to assign; to convey
割譲かつじょう
cession (of territory)
譲渡じょうと
transfer; assignment; conveyance
譲歩じょうほ
concession; conciliation; compromise
分譲ぶんじょう
selling (real-estate) lots
移譲いじょう
handing over (of a right, property, etc.); transfer; assignment
親譲りおやゆずり
inheritance from a parent (property, trait, physique, etc.)
譲り渡すゆずりわたす
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
謙譲けんじょう
modesty
互譲ごじょう
give and take
交譲こうじょう
concession
譲位じょうい
abdication
揖譲ゆうじょう
bowing respectfully with one's hands clasped in front of one's chest
礼譲れいじょう
comity/courtesy
謙譲語けんじょうご
humble language (e.g. itadaku)
互譲的ごじょうてき
conciliatory
譲渡益じょうとえき
capital gains
譲りあうゆずりあう
to give and take
譲り合うゆずりあう
to give and take
譲渡所得じょうとしょとく
capital gains income
譲渡するじょうとする
transfer
謙譲の美徳けんじょうのびとく
modest virtue
譲り受けるゆずりうける
to take over

Additional Examples

彼は不動産を子供達に譲った。
He made over the estate to his children.tatoeba
彼は息子に商売を譲った。
He turned over the business to his son.tatoeba
彼は息子に仕事を譲ることに決めました。
He has decided to turn over his business to his son.tatoeba
彼は全財産を息子に譲り渡した。
He handed over all his property to his son.tatoeba

Stroke Order

20 strokes

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