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征服 (せいふく, seifuku) Japanese meaning: conquest | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 征服する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 征せい 服ふく する 征せい 服ふく しない Polite 征せい 服ふく します 征せい 服ふく しません Past polite 征せい 服ふく しました 征せい 服ふく しませんでした Past 征せい 服ふく した 征せい 服ふく しなかった Te-form 征せい 服ふく して 征せい 服ふく しないで Desire 征せい 服ふく したい 征せい 服ふく したくない Potential 征せい 服ふく できる 征せい 服ふく できない Passive 征せい 服ふく される 征せい 服ふく されない Causative 征せい 服ふく させる 征せい 服ふく させない Causative passive 征せい 服ふく させられる 征せい 服ふく させられない Volitional 征せい 服ふく しよう Polite volitional 征せい 服ふく しましょう Imperative 征せい 服ふく しろ 征せい 服ふく するな Conditional 征せい 服ふく すれば 征せい 服ふく しなければ Tara conditional 征せい 服ふく したら 征せい 服ふく しなかったら
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The Roman Empire conquered vast territories.
Conquest by force is condemned by the international community.
Usage patterns 〈 国くに 〉 を 征せい 服ふく する to conquer a country
The empire conquered neighboring countries one after another.
〈 山やま 〉 を 征せい 服ふく する to conquer (climb to the top of) a mountain
He conquered the world's highest mountain.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 心こころ を 征せい 服ふく する to win someone's heart completely
Her smile completely won over many people's hearts.
世せ 界かい を 征せい 服ふく する to conquer the world
The villain in the manga is always trying to conquer the world.
Kanji 征 subjugate, attack the rebellious, collect taxes Related words· 7 克服 means overcoming a personal difficulty or weakness through effort, while 征服 implies fully dominating or mastering something, often external.
制覇 refers to achieving supremacy in a competition, sport, or market, while 征服 more broadly covers military conquest or figurative mastery.
支配 describes ongoing rule or control over something, whereas 征服 is the act of conquering that establishes such control.
侵略 focuses on the act of invading another country's territory, while 征服 emphasizes the resulting subjugation or domination.
Show 3 more 征服する specifically means to conquer territory or a people, while 従える can also describe milder forms of bringing others under control.
征服 stresses conquering territory or people through military victory, while 制圧 focuses on establishing control, not necessarily via full conquest.
征服 emphasizes total subjugation or conquest of a people or land, while 攻略 is more neutral and can apply to games or problems as well as places.
Don't confuse with 制服 (uniform) is a completely different word that happens to share the same reading せいふく with 征服 (conquest).
征服 means to conquer a country, people, or territory, while 克服 means to overcome a personal difficulty, weakness, or illness.
Etymology Sino-Japanese compound of 征 (subjugate, attack) and 服 (submit, obey). The combination conveys the idea of making someone submit through force or authority.
