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凌しのぐ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, ぐ, transitive)
1. to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to stave off (e.g. starvation)
This will at least keep the cold at bay.
2. to pull through; to get over; to survive
So we've managed to get through tonight, for now.
3. to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to eclipse; to defy; to slight
This summer's heat far surpasses last year's.
Alt. forms
凌しのぐ
58%
しのぐ
41%
Kanji used
凌
pull through
Pitch accent
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の
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のぐ
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Conjugations...Used in: 1377
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
to eke out a living; to get a bare livelihood; to live from hand to mouth
to tide over a difficult situation; to use a stopgap measure in a crisis
to protect against the elements; to shelter oneself from the weather
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