| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| 凌ぎ | しのぎ | tiding over |
| 凌ぐ | しのぐ | to outdo, to surpass, to endure, to keep out (rain), to stave off, to tide over, to pull through, to defy, to slight, to excel, to eclipse |
| 一時凌ぎ | いちじしのぎ | makeshift, temporary expedient, stopgap measure |
| 凌ぎ場 | しのぎば | shelter |
| 凌雲 | りょううん | skyscraping, very high |
| 凌波性 | りょうはせい | seaworthiness |
| 凌駕 | りょうが | excelling, surpassing, outdoing, superior |
| 凌辱 | りょうじょく | insult, affront, disgrace, indignity; sexual assault, rape |
| 凌霄花 | のうぜんかずら | great trumpet flower (Campsis grandiflora, Campsis chinensis), trumpet creeper |
| 口凌ぎ | くちしのぎ | living from hand to mouth |