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Chinese
Japanese
Etymology
Alternative spelling of 屈服 (kuppuku), replacing the 服 character that is more often used in Japanese to mean clothes, clothing, with the homophonous 伏 character that means prostrate, bend down. See the 屈服 entry for more details.
Noun
屈伏 • (kuppuku)
- Alternative spelling of 屈服: surrender, submission, or subjection (as to a ruler or other authority)
- Alternative spelling of 屈服: prostration, kowtowing
Verb
屈伏する • (kuppuku suru) suru (stem 屈伏し (kuppuku shi), past 屈伏した (kuppuku shita))
- Alternative spelling of 屈服: to surrender, submit, or subject oneself (as to a ruler or other authority)
- Alternative spelling of 屈服: to prostrate oneself