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凌ぐ

Reading

Kana: しのぐ
Romaji: shinogu
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Definitions

v5g
vt
1

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

2

to pull through; to get over; to survive

3

to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to eclipse; to defy; to slight

Kanji

凌
Readings: リョウ、 しの.ぐ
Meanings: endure, keep (rain)out, stave off, tide over, defy, slight, surpass

Example Sentences

猛暑(もうしょ)をどうしのいでいますか。
➥How are you keeping off this intense heat?
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この金(きん)で何(なん)とか１ヶ月(かげつ)はしのげる。
➥The money will carry us for about a month.
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彼女(かのじょ)は美(うつく)しさという点(てん)では姉(あね)はしのいでいる。
➥She surpasses her sister in beauty.
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この新車(しんしゃ)は他(た)車(くるま)をしのぐだろう。
➥This new car will put other cars to shame.
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その小屋(こや)はどうにか雨露(うろ)をしのげた。
➥The hut kept the rain and dew out after a fashion.
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雨露(うろ)を十分(じゅうぶん)しのげるように、ペンキを二(に)回(かい)塗(ぬ)るべきだ。
➥We should lay on a second coat of paint for better protection against the weather.
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