Word Meaning 一歩譲る

いっぽゆずる ippoyuzuru

一歩譲る is read as いっぽゆずる (ippoyuzuru) and means to be slightly inferior.

Meaning

English

to be slightly inferior
to be a degree worse
to give an inch
to make a concession
to concede a point

Reading

Kana

いっぽゆずる

Romaji

ippoyuzuru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Proverb ✓ Rank 61408 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一歩下がる

いっぽさがる

to behave humbly

一歩を踏み出す

いっぽをふみだす

to start on a project, etc.

百歩譲る

ひゃっぽゆずる

to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)

一歩

いっぽ

(a) step

一歩前進

いっぽぜんしん

(a) step forward

一歩も引かない

いっぽもひかない

not budging an inch

一歩手前

いっぽてまえ

just this side of

一日一歩

いちにちいっぽ

one step each day

一歩退く

いっぽひく

to take a step backward

一歩間違うと

いっぽまちがうと

make one wrong move and...

一歩先

いっぽさき

one step ahead

一歩ずつ

いっぽずつ

stepwise