降こう伏ふく

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

降伏する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Used for military surrender, giving in to an opponent, or yielding to a stronger force. Can be used as a noun or with する as an intransitive verb.

Engineering term for material yielding under stress. Rare outside technical contexts.

〈相あい手て〉に降こう伏ふくするto surrender to (an opponent/enemy)
軍ぐんは敵てきに降こう伏ふくした。
The army surrendered to the enemy.
降こう伏ふくを申もうし出でるto offer to surrender
指し揮き官かんは降こう伏ふくを申もうし出でた。
The commander offered to surrender.
降こう伏ふくを拒きょ否ひするto refuse to surrender
彼かれらは最さい後ごまで降こう伏ふくを拒きょ否ひした。
They refused to surrender until the very end.

降こう参さんN1sense 1
降参 is a casual, everyday word for giving up or admitting defeat, while 降伏 is more formal and used especially for military surrender.
投とう降こう sense 1
投降 specifically describes the act of turning oneself in or surrendering to an enemy or authority, whereas 降伏 refers more broadly to the state or act of submitting to a stronger force.
屈くっ服ぷく sense 1
屈服 emphasizes being forced to yield under pressure, while 降伏 is the more standard term for formal surrender, especially in military contexts.
服ふく従じゅうN1sense 1
服従 means ongoing obedience or submission to authority, while 降伏 refers to the specific act of surrendering, often ending a conflict.
開かい城じょう
降伏 is the general word for surrendering (in war or a fight), while 開城 specifically refers to a castle or fortress being surrendered.

抵てい抗こうN3sense 1
抵抗 means to resist or fight back, the opposite of 降伏, which means to give up and submit.
玉ぎょく砕さい
降伏 means to surrender, the very outcome that 玉砕 represents choosing death over.

幸こう福ふくN3
幸福 (happiness) is a homophone of 降伏 (surrender) with the same reading こうふく but a completely unrelated meaning, so context is essential to tell them apart.

Compound of 降 (surrender, descend) and 伏 (bow down, submit). The kanji combination directly conveys the meaning of yielding or submitting.