Word Meaning 譲る
ゆずる
yuzuru
譲る is read as ゆずる (yuzuru) and means to sell.
Meaning
English
- to sell
- to give up (e.g. one's seat)
- to give way
- to postpone
- to put off
- to defer
- to yield
- to concede
Reading
Kana
ゆずる
Romaji
yuzuru
Stroke Sequence
2 Characters • 21 Total StrokesStudy Signals and Categories
Related Vocabulary
Max. 12Example Sentences
7兄は家を弟に譲ることにした。
あにはいえをおとうとにゆずることにした。
The older brother decided to hand the house over to his younger brother.
権利を他人に譲るには手続きが必要だ。
けんりをたにんにゆずるにはてつづきがひつようだ。
A procedure is required to transfer rights to another person.
若者は老人に席を譲るべきだ。
The young should make room for the old.
老人に席を譲るとは彼も礼儀をわきまえている。
It was civil of him to offer his seat to the old man.
ローザ・パークスは白人乗客に席を譲ることを拒否した。
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat for a white passenger.
お年寄りに席を譲るとは、彼はなんと礼儀正しい人なんだ。
It was polite of him to offer his seat to the old man.
混んでいるバスの車内では、若者はお年寄りに席を譲るべきだ。
On crowded buses, young people should give their seats to old people.