yield

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The on reading is じょう, and the kun reading is ゆずる. It has 20 strokes and relates to yielding or transferring something.
• Basic usage: 譲る is read ゆずる, and 譲渡 is read じょうと.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 譲る / 譲渡
  • 譲る means yield or transfer. It is a transitive verb read ゆずる. It is the everyday verb for yielding a seat or transferring an item or right to someone else.
  • 混んだ電車で高齢者に席を譲る。 means “I give up my seat to an older passenger on a crowded train.”
  • 譲渡 means transfer. It is a noun read じょうと. It refers to the formal transfer of property, rights, or eligibility.
  • 不要になった机を近所の施設に譲渡した。 means “I transferred a desk I no longer needed to a nearby facility.”