Kanji

凌

endure, keep (rain)out, stave off, tide over, defy, slight, surpass

Kanji

Grade

Grade 9

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

冫部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

リョウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

しのぐ

Nanori (Name Reading)

しのぐ

Example sentences

凌ぐ しのぐ
私たちは、小さなヒーターだけで厳しい冬の寒さを凌いだ。

We managed to survive the cold winter with only a small heater.

凌駕 りょうが
彼の成績は、去年の記録を遥かに凌駕している。

His results far surpass last year's record.

Example Vocabulary

凌ぐ

しのぐ

to endure; to tide over; to surpass

凌駕

りょうが

surpass; outdo; excel

凌辱

りょうじょく

その場凌ぎ

そのばしのぎ

一時凌ぎ

いちじしのぎ

凌ぎ

しのぎ

退屈凌ぎ

たいくつしのぎ

急場を凌ぐ

きゅうばをしのぐ

糊口を凌ぐ

ここうをしのぐ

凌遅

りょうち

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