譲渡|じょうとjouto[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbtransfer; assignment; conveyance
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 譲渡する（じょうとする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 譲渡します（じょうとします） |
| Negative (nai) | 譲渡しない（じょうとしない） |
| polite (masen) | 譲渡しません（じょうとしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 譲渡せず・譲渡せぬ（じょうとせず・じょうとせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 譲渡した（じょうとした） |
| polite (mashita) | 譲渡しました（じょうとしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 譲渡しなかった（じょうとしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 譲渡しませんでした（じょうとしませんでした） |
| Te form | 譲渡して（じょうとして） |
| Potential | 譲渡できる（じょうとできる） |
| Passive | 譲渡される（じょうとされる） |
| Causative | 譲渡させる（じょうとさせる） |
| Causative passive | 譲渡させられる（じょうとさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 譲渡すれば（じょうとすれば） |
| tara | 譲渡したら（じょうとしたら） |
| Volitional | 譲渡しよう（じょうとしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 譲渡しましょう（じょうとしましょう） |
| Imperative | 譲渡しろ（じょうとしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym譲り渡すゆずりわたすNeutralNative Japanese verb for handing something over, as in 「権利を譲り渡す」; synonymous with 「譲渡」, which is the usual choice in legal and property documents.
- Synonym譲与じょうよWrittenWritten legal term for transferring or conveying; rare in use — say 「譲渡」 instead in ordinary contexts.
- Synonym移譲いじょうWrittenWritten term for handing over authority or the like, as in 「権限を移譲する」; used mostly between governments and organizations.
- Synonym譲るゆずるNeutralThe everyday word for handing over or yielding, as in 「席を譲る」 or 「店を譲る」; it also covers conceding or giving way, senses 「譲渡」 does not have.
- Related引き渡すひきわたすNeutralTo deliver or hand over, as in 「犯人を引き渡す」 or 「物件を引き渡す」; the stress is on getting the thing into the other party's hands, not necessarily on transferring rights.
- Related明け渡すあけわたすNeutralTo vacate or surrender a place, as in 「城を明け渡す」 or 「部屋を明け渡す」; the focus is on moving out and giving up the premises, not on transferring ownership.
- Related渡すわたすNeutralThe most general verb for handing something to someone, as in 「鍵を渡す」; it does not necessarily imply that ownership changes hands.
- Related与えるあたえるNeutralTo give or grant, as in 「機会を与える」 or 「権限を与える」; 「譲渡」 specifically means transferring property or rights to another party.
- Related手放すてばなすNeutralTo part with something you own, as in 「土地を手放す」; the emphasis is on losing your own hold on it, whether you sell it or give it away.
- Related委譲いじょうWrittenWritten term for delegating or devolving authority, as in 「権限委譲」; typically from a superior to a subordinate, whereas 「譲渡」 mostly takes property as its object.
- Antonym取得しゅとくNeutralRead 「とりえ」, it means a merit or strong point and is not a true antonym of 「譲渡」; for acquisition, 「取得」 is read 「しゅとく」.
- Antonym受領じゅりょうNeutralFormal receipt or acceptance, as in 「受領証」; it opposes 「譲渡」 only in the direction of giving versus receiving — receiving a transfer is normally called 「取得」.
Use 「譲渡」 for transferring property or rights, as in 「株式譲渡」. In everyday speech say 「譲る」; for handing someone or something over use 「引き渡す」; for vacating a place, 「明け渡す」; for devolving authority, 「委譲」.
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