Vocab Info

N1 う-verb (ぐ), Transitive verb

凌(しの)ぐto endure, to keep out (e.g. rain), to stave off (e.g. starvation), to pull through, to get over, to survive, to surpass, to outdo, to excel, to eclipse, to defy, to slight

    Dictionary Definition

    1. う-verb (ぐ), Transitive verb

      1. 1.

        to endure, to keep out (e.g. rain), to stave off (e.g. starvation)

      2. 2.

        to pull through, to get over, to survive

      3. 3.

        to surpass, to outdo, to excel, to eclipse, to defy, to slight

    All Forms

    凌ぐ 【しのぐ】

    Details

      • し

      • の

      • ぐ

    • Frequency

      General Top 7,300

    Examples

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    • あの高(たか)い山(やま)の山頂(さんちょう)は雲(くも)も凌(しの)いでいる。

      The peak of that towering mountain eclipses even the clouds.

      • N1
    • 風(かぜ)と雨(あめ)を凌(しの)ぐために建物(たてもの)の中(なか)へ避難(ひなん)した。

      I took shelter inside the building to keep out the wind and rain.

      • N1
    • 船(ふね)がうねりの大(おお)きな波(なみ)を凌(しの)いで前(まえ)に進(すす)んでいます。

      The ship is pushing forward, enduring the large swells.

      • N1
    • ピンチを凌(しの)ぐことが出来(でき)た時(とき)の嬉(うれ)しさといったらありはしない。

      There’s no greater joy than being able to pull through a crisis.

      • N1
    • 苦(くる)しい言(い)い訳(わけ)でその場(ば)を凌(しの)ごうとするとは…彼(かれ)の考(かんが)えは本当(ほんとう)に未熟(みじゅく)です。

      Trying to talk his way out of the situation with such a weak excuse… he’s clearly not thinking things through.

      • N1
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