譲 Kanji – defer
The Japanese kanji 譲 can mean defer, turnover, transfer, convey.
Meaning and Readings
How is 譲 read?
譲 has the onyomi reading ジョウ and the kunyomi reading ゆずる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as jou, yuzuru.
Common Japanese Words Using 譲
These common Japanese words contain 譲. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 割譲（かつじょう） — cession (of territory)
- 譲り渡す（ゆずりわたす） — to hand over, to turn over, to cede
- 譲る（ゆずる） — to hand over, to transfer, to turn over, to assign, to convey, to bequeath
- 譲渡（じょうと） — transfer, assignment, conveyance
- 譲歩（じょうほ） — concession, conciliation, compromise
- 親譲り（おやゆずり） — inheritance from a parent (property, trait, physique, etc.)
- 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
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