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投降 (とうこう, toukou) Japanese meaning: surrender | Kotomora
Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation 投降する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 投とう 降こう する 投とう 降こう しない Polite 投とう 降こう します 投とう 降こう しません Past polite 投とう 降こう しました 投とう 降こう しませんでした Past 投とう 降こう した 投とう 降こう しなかった Te-form 投とう 降こう して 投とう 降こう しないで Desire 投とう 降こう したい 投とう 降こう したくない Potential 投とう 降こう できる 投とう 降こう できない Passive 投とう 降こう される 投とう 降こう されない Causative 投とう 降こう させる 投とう 降こう させない Causative passive 投とう 降こう させられる 投とう 降こう させられない Volitional 投とう 降こう しよう Polite volitional 投とう 降こう しましょう Imperative 投とう 降こう しろ 投とう 降こう するな Conditional 投とう 降こう すれば 投とう 降こう しなければ Tara conditional 投とう 降こう したら 投とう 降こう しなかったら
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投とう
降こう
し
た
。
The criminal surrendered to the police.
The enemy forces offered to surrender.
Usage patterns 〈 相あい 手て 〉 に 投とう 降こう する to surrender to someone
The soldiers surrendered to the government forces.
〈 人ひと 〉 に 投とう 降こう を 呼よ びかける to call on someone to surrender
The police called on the suspect to surrender.
武ぶ 器き を 捨す てて 投とう 降こう する to lay down arms and surrender
The soldier laid down his weapon and surrendered.
Kanji 降 descend, precipitate, fall Related words 降伏 is a broader term for yielding or surrendering, used in war or competition generally, while 投降 specifically means giving oneself up to an authority such as police or enemy forces.
自首 is used when a criminal voluntarily turns themselves in to the police before being caught, while 投降 is used more broadly for soldiers or fighters ceasing resistance as well as criminals.
降参 is a casual, general word for giving up or admitting defeat (even in games), whereas 投降 is a formal term specifically for surrendering to an armed or legal authority.
Don't confuse with 投稿 (とうこう) means to post or submit content, such as online, while 投降 (とうこう) means to surrender to an authority; they sound identical but are written and mean completely differently.
登校 (とうこう) means to go to school, while 投降 (とうこう) means to surrender; the two words share the same pronunciation but have unrelated meanings.
Etymology Compound of 投 (throw, cast) and 降 (descend, surrender). The combination conveys the idea of throwing down one's arms and submitting.
