JLPT N1 · 20 strokes
Kanji 譲: "defer, turnover, transfer"
The kanji 譲 means "defer, turnover, transfer, convey". It is written with 20 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ジョウ in on'yomi and ゆず.る in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ゆず.る
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | defer, turnover, transfer, convey |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 20 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 984 of 2,501 |
Common words with 譲
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 譲るto hand over; to transfer; to turn over; to assign · to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way
- 譲歩concession; conciliation; compromise
- 譲渡transfer; assignment; conveyance
- 譲りinheritance; something given or received
- 譲り受けるto take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to receive · to buy; to purchase
- 百歩譲るto concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
- 道を譲るto yield; to give way to; to make way for
- 譲り渡すto hand over; to turn over; to cede
- 席を譲るto give one's seat to someone; to offer one's seat
- 委譲transfer (of authority, power, etc.); delegation; devolution
- 譲り合うto give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
- 移譲handing over (of a right, property, etc.); transfer; assignment
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