譲る (ゆずる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

譲る (ゆずる) means to give up / to yield / to hand over.

See example sentences below.

譲る at a glance

譲る

ゆずるyuzuru

N3verb

to give up / to yield / to hand over

譲るゆずるyuzuruN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to give up / to yield / to hand over

Example 1

席を年上の人に譲った。

Translation

I gave up my seat to an older person.

Example 2

仕事の一部を同僚に譲る。

Translation

I handed over part of my work to a colleague.