Lingaku譲る【ゆずる】
Frequency rank: 2,568. – 2,569.
- to hand over; to transfer; to turn over; to assign; to convey; to bequeath
- to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way
- to yield; to concede; to give ground; to surrender
- to sell
- to postpone; to put off; to defer
Godan verb with 'ru' ending; transitive verb
Forms
- 譲る【ゆずる】Frequency rank: 2,568. – 2,569.
- ゆずるFrequency rank: 41,056. – 41,671.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to hand over; to transfer; to turn over; to assign; to convey; to bequeath
- to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way
- to yield; to concede; to give ground; to surrender
- to sell
- to postpone; to put off; to defer
This refers to giving something to someone else, transferring ownership, or passing on a responsibility.
This meaning is used when someone voluntarily gives up something to another person.
It is polite to give up your seat to elderly people.
This meaning is about accepting defeat or giving in to someone else's demands.
This meaning is used when transferring ownership of goods or property in exchange for money.
This meaning is used when delaying an action or event to a later time.
Generated collocations (experimental)
せきをゆずる席を譲るto give up one's seatけんり権利をゆずる譲るto transfer rightsみちをゆずる道を譲るto yield the wayゆずりあい譲り合いmutual concessionゆずる譲ることができるto be able to give wayいさん遺産をゆずる譲るto bequeath an estateちけっとチケットをゆずる譲るto sell a ticketゆずった譲ったせき席the seat that was given upゆずる譲るいし意志the willingness to concedeよてい予定をゆずる譲るto defer a scheduleり利をゆずる譲るto concede benefits
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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It was civil of him to offer his seat to the old man.
History goes on with old ideas giving way to the new.
She sat just behind the seats for whites, and then refused to give up her seat to a white passenger who got on the bus after her.
He gave away his entire fortune to an old friend's daughter, and expected nothing in return.
He started to run very fast, so that people began to jump out of his way.
It feels awkward to get up and give your seat to someone on the train.