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威服 (いふく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
awing into submission ; overawing ; cowing
Refers to intimidating or overawing someone so that they submit or obey. Often used in historical, political, or military contexts. Can be used as a noun or with する as a transitive verb.
服ふく
する
力ちから
が
あっ
た
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His speech had the power to cow the audience into submission.
Written forms 威い 服ふく Usage 100%
Standard kanji form for 'awing into submission'.
威い 伏ふく
Variant kanji form; less common than 威服.
Kanji 威 intimidate, dignity, majesty 伏 prostrated, bend down, bow Similar words 威い 圧あつ 威圧 (coercion, pressure) focuses on applying pressure or intimidation, while 威服 emphasizes the result of making someone submit through awe or intimidation.
屈くっ 服ぷく 屈服 (surrender, yield) is the act of submitting, often from the perspective of the one who yields, whereas 威服 is the act of forcing submission from the outside.
Etymology Compound of 威 (power, authority, intimidation) and 服 (submit, obey). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination conveys the idea of making someone submit through authority or intimidation.
