征せい服ふく

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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

Meanings

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

conquest; subjugation

Refers to military or political domination over a country, people, or territory. Often used in historical or formal contexts.

ローマ帝てい国こくは広こう大だいな領りょう土どを征せい服ふくした。
The Roman Empire conquered vast territories.
武ぶ力りょくによる征せい服ふくは国こく際さい社しゃ会かいで非ひ難なんされる。
Conquest by force is condemned by the international community.

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

overcoming; conquering; mastery

Extended figurative use: overcoming a difficulty, conquering a mountain or challenge, or mastering a skill. Common in motivational and sports contexts.

彼かれはついにエベレストを征せい服ふくした。
He finally conquered Mount Everest.
難なん病びょうを征せい服ふくするために研けん究きゅうが続つづけられている。
Research continues in order to overcome the intractable disease.

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Usage patterns

〈国くに〉を征せい服ふくするto conquer a country
その帝てい国こくは隣りん国ごくを次つぎ々つぎと征せい服ふくした。
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
彼かれは世せ界かい最さい高こう峰ほうの山やまを征せい服ふくした。
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
彼かの女じょの笑え顔がおは多おおくの人ひとの心こころを征せい服ふくした。
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
漫まん画がの悪あく役やくはいつも世せ界かいを征せい服ふくしようとする。
The villain in the manga is always trying to conquer the world.

Kanji

征subjugate, attack the rebellious, collect taxes
服clothing, admit, obey

Related words· 7

克こく服ふくN3sense 2
克服 means overcoming a personal difficulty or weakness through effort, while 征服 implies fully dominating or mastering something, often external.
制せい覇は sense 2
制覇 refers to achieving supremacy in a competition, sport, or market, while 征服 more broadly covers military conquest or figurative mastery.
支し配はいN3sense 1
支配 describes ongoing rule or control over something, whereas 征服 is the act of conquering that establishes such control.
侵しん略りゃくN1sense 1
侵略 focuses on the act of invading another country's territory, while 征服 emphasizes the resulting subjugation or domination.

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従したがえるN1
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.
制せい圧あつ
征服 stresses conquering territory or people through military victory, while 制圧 focuses on establishing control, not necessarily via full conquest.
攻こう略りゃく
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.

Opposites

解かい放ほうN2sense 1
解放 means to liberate or free a people or territory, the opposite of 征服 which means to conquer and subjugate them.

Don't confuse with

制せい服ふくN1
制服 (uniform) is a completely different word that happens to share the same reading せいふく with 征服 (conquest).
克こく服ふくN3
征服 means to conquer a country, people, or territory, while 克服 means to overcome a personal difficulty, weakness, or illness.

Word family

征せい服ふく欲よく
lust for conquest; desire to conquer
征せい服ふく者しゃ
conqueror
世せ界かい征せい服ふく
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world

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.