Godan verb, transitive verb

  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.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
凌ぐ しのぐ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

endure, keep (rain)out, stave off
リョウ しの.ぐ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ こおり (Kentei 1)
mushroom
ロク きのこ
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)