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凌ぐ

しのぐ

Readings

しのぐ

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v5g, vtto endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to stave off (e.g. starvation)
  2. 2.
    v5g, vtto pull through; to get over; to survive
  3. 3.
    v5g, vtto surpass; to outdo; to excel; to eclipse; to defy; to slight

Kanji breakdown

凌
N510 strokesGrade 9

Example sentences

この新車は他車をしのぐだろう。

This new car will put other cars to shame.

この金で何とか１ヶ月はしのげる。

The money will carry us for about a month.

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凌ぐしのぐ

to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo

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