Japanese symbol for “cede”

譲り渡す

ゆずりわたす

Romaji: yuzuriwatasu

to hand over; to turn over; to cede

In Japanese, cede is 譲り渡す, read ゆずりわたす (yuzuriwatasu).

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Meanings

v5s, vt to hand over; to turn over; to cede

Written forms: 譲り渡す、譲りわたす. Readings: ゆずりわたす.

Kanji and stroke order

譲

defer, turnover, transfer

on: ジョウ
kun: ゆず.る

20 strokes · JLPT 1

渡

transit, ford, ferry

on: ト
kun: わた.る、-わた.る、わた.す

12 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
譲渡	じょうと jouto	transfer; assignment; conveyance
譲歩	じょうほ jouho	concession; conciliation; compromise
譲る	ゆずる yuzuru	to hand over; to transfer; to turn over
分譲	ぶんじょう bunjou	selling (real-estate) lots
移譲	いじょう ijou	handing over (of a right, property, etc.); transfer; assignment
割譲	かつじょう katsujou	cession (of territory)
渡す	わたす watasu	to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to traverse
渡し	わたし watashi	ferry (crossing); ferry(boat)

See also: Chinese symbol for “cede”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.