# 譲 — yield; transfer

譲 means “yield; transfer”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 20 strokes. On'yomi: ジョウ (jou). Kun'yomi: ゆず(る) (yuzuru). You'll see it in words such as 譲る (yuzuru, “to hand over; to transfer”).

- Meaning: yield; transfer
- On'yomi: ジョウ (jou)
- Kun'yomi: ゆず(る) (yuzuru)
- Strokes: 20
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Hands at work 2

## How to remember 譲

Parts: 言 say; words · 六 six · 三 three · 𧘇 robe hem

## Words with 譲

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 譲る | ゆずる (yuzuru) | to hand over; to transfer |

## Don't confuse it with

[醸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/brew/)

## More in the “Hands at work 2” set

[抑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hold-down/) · [繰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wind-thread/) · [懸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/suspend/) · [棄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/abandon/) · [揮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/brandish/) · [獲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/seize/) · [譲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/yield/) · [握](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/grip/)

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