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Keyword
concede
Info
FrequencyTop 1300-1400
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 3
Heisig1648
Old form讓
Readings
ゆず
(79%)
Composed of
言
say
六
six
𠀎
tall fence made of sticks
𧘇
cape
Used in vocabulary (90 in total)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
concession; conciliation; compromise
transfer; assignment; conveyance
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Examples (43 in total)
I won't yield on this one.
I said that I couldn't yield on that point.
So, how much will you sell it to me for?
If you like, I can sell it to you cheaply. What do you say?
This time, I'll let you have it.
He handed the chairman's post over to his son.
Did you give up your seat for them?
I don't want to yield either!
There is one condition that I absolutely cannot compromise on.
I immediately yielded the right to speak to her.
It seems they have no intention of backing down, come what may.
The clinic has no intention of making concessions.
But I don't want to let anyone else take on the role of comforting you.
I sold the piano I no longer used for 50,000 yen.
It seems that there are things people cannot compromise on, no matter the time.
So, I will yield the title of the strongest to you.
Let's give that seat to an elderly person.
The type who happily gives up their seat on the train to the elderly.
No matter how much the town prospers, that is something I cannot concede.
This is the maximum concession.
I'll make a slight concession.
If you show consideration for the other party, you can even elicit concessions.
I have no intention of making any further concessions.
He gladly gave up his seat for me.
I gave my seat to an old lady on the train.
The company was transferred to a new man.
My uncle gave me his car.
He passed his property on to his son.
The property passed from father to son.
He turned over the business to his son.
I turned over the business to my son.
Are you seriously thinking of giving Tom your computer?
He gave away his entire fortune to an old friend's daughter, and expected nothing in return.
He handed over all his property to his son.
Why don't you give your seat to that old gentleman?
The boy gave up his seat to the old man on the bus.
Sandra offered me her seat on the train.
On the train, Tom gave his seat to an old woman with a cane.
He gave his seat to the old man.
I gave my seat to the old lady.
When Mr Jones gets old, he will hand over his business to his son.
On crowded buses, young people should give their seats to old people.
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat for a white passenger.