How to say "concession" in Japanese

• 譲歩じょうほJLPT N1approx.Common
  suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb, no-adjectiveThe core word for 'concession' as yielding a point in an argument, debate, or negotiation: admitting the other side is partly right or giving ground to reach agreement.
  あなたの意見いけんが道理どうりに適かなっていれば彼かれらは譲歩じょうほするだろう。↗

  They will give way to you if your opinion is reasonable.
• 利権りけんCommon
  nounCovers 'concession' in the economic sense — a right granted by a state or authority to develop resources or run a business; it also commonly means interests, often entrenched ones.
• 歩み寄りあゆみよりCommon
  nounA concession in the sense of meeting someone halfway: it stresses both sides moving toward each other in a spirit of compromise, rather than one party simply giving in.
• 特許とっきょJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounThis is seldom the word you want for 'concession': it is really the term for a patent, and its 'concession' sense — a special right or monopoly granted by a state — is marginal.

Choose 譲歩 for yielding a point in an argument or negotiation, 「歩み寄り」 for the spirit of meeting someone halfway, 利権 for a granted commercial right or vested interest, and 特許 essentially for 'patent' rather than 'concession'.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 譲歩じょうほconcession
• 利権りけんinterest
• 歩み寄りあゆみよりcompromise
• コンセッションconcession
• 交譲こうじょうconcession
• 譲許じょうきょconcession (esp. of tariffs)
• 居留地きょりゅうちforeign settlement
• 歩み合いあゆみあいcompromise
• 租界そかい(foreign) concession (in China)
• 特許とっきょspecial permission
• コンセconcession