承しょう服ふく

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

acceptance; consent; compliance; submission

Formal term for accepting a proposal, demand, or decision, often with a nuance of yielding or complying. Commonly used in business, legal, or official contexts.

彼かれは上じょう司しの決けっ定ていに承しょう服ふくした。
He accepted his boss's decision.

その条じょう件けんでは承しょう服ふくしかねます。

I cannot agree to those terms.

Written forms

承しょう服ふくUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; 承 means 'accept' and 服 means 'submit', together conveying acceptance or compliance.
承しょう伏ふく
Variant spelling using 伏 (prostrate/submit); less common than 承服.

Kanji

承acquiesce, hear, listen to
服clothing, admit, obey
伏prostrated, bend down, bow

Similar words

同どう意い
同意 is a general word for agreement or consent, while 承服 implies a more formal acceptance, often after some reluctance or under authority.
納なっ得とく
納得 focuses on personal understanding and acceptance, whereas 承服 emphasizes outward compliance, possibly without full inner agreement.

Etymology

Compound of 承 (accept, agree) and 服 (submit, obey). The variant 承伏 uses 伏 (prostrate) with a similar meaning of submission.