譲歩

じょうほ

concession, conciliation, compromise

What does 譲歩 mean?

譲歩 is a Japanese noun meaning concession, conciliation, compromise in English. It is written as 譲歩 in kanji, じょうほ in hiragana, and jouho in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

あなたの意見が道理に適っていれば彼らは譲歩するだろう。

They will give way to you if your opinion is reasonable.