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凌ぐ (しのぐ): to outdo, to surpass; to endure — Japanese vocabulary

凌ぐ is read しのぐ and means "to outdo, to surpass; to endure". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

凌ぐ

Reading
しのぐ · shinogu
Translation
to outdo, to surpass; to endure
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
しのぐがしのぐが

Example

この新車は他車をしのぐだろう。

このしんしゃはたしゃをしのぐだろう。

This new car will put other cars to shame.

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