Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Action & Movement

譲: defer, turnover

Also: transfer, convey

JLPT N120 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

言 carries the meaning · 㐮 gives the sound

20 strokes

Two readings, and the words that use each

ジョウjou · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 譲歩じょうほconcession; conciliation; compromise
  • 譲渡じょうとtransfer; assignment; conveyance
  • 分譲ぶんじょうselling (real-estate) lots
  • 移譲いじょうhanding over (of a right, property, etc.)

ゆずるyuzuru · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 譲るゆずるto hand over; to transfer; to turn over
  • 譲り渡すゆずりわたすto hand over; to turn over; to cede

Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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“Words flowing from the heart and into the world! The lines radiating upward show the power of the voice as it leaves the mouth.”
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
譲 defer · 言
vs醸 brew · 酉
譲 has 言 where 醸 has 酉.
In ChineseSimplified 让 · traditional 讓 · ràng

Three different forms: Japanese 譲, simplified 让, traditional 讓.

Simplified
让 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
讓 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin ràng most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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