降伏

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See also: 降服

Chinese

to drop; to fall; to come down
to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend; to surrender
 
 conceal (ambush); prostrate; submit
trad. (降伏) 降 伏
simp. #(降伏) 降 伏

Pronunciation

Verb

降伏

  1. to tame; to subdue

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
降 伏
こう
Grade: 6 		ふく
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
降服

Pronunciation

Noun

降(こう)伏(ふく) • (kōfuku) 

  1. surrender, capitulation
    降(こう)伏(ふく)文(ぶん)書(しょ)
    kōfuku bunsho
    instrument of surrender
  2. (materials science) yielding

Verb

降(こう)伏(ふく)する • (kōfuku suru) intransitive suru (stem 降(こう)伏(ふく)し (kōfuku shi), past 降(こう)伏(ふく)した (kōfuku shita))

  1. to surrender, to capitulate
  2. (materials science) to yield

Conjugation

Conjugation of "降伏する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 降伏し こうふくし kōfuku shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 降伏し こうふくし kōfuku shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 降伏する こうふくする kōfuku suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 降伏する こうふくする kōfuku suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 降伏すれ こうふくすれ kōfuku sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 降伏せよ¹
降伏しろ² 		こうふくせよ¹
こうふくしろ² 		kōfuku seyo¹
kōfuku shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 降伏される こうふくされる kōfuku sareru
Causative 降伏させる
降伏さす 		こうふくさせる
こうふくさす 		kōfuku saseru
kōfuku sasu
Potential 降伏できる こうふくできる kōfuku dekiru
Volitional 降伏しよう こうふくしよう kōfuku shiyō
Negative 降伏しない こうふくしない kōfuku shinai
Negative continuative 降伏せず こうふくせず kōfuku sezu
Formal 降伏します こうふくします kōfuku shimasu
Perfective 降伏した こうふくした kōfuku shita
Conjunctive 降伏して こうふくして kōfuku shite
Hypothetical conditional 降伏すれば こうふくすれば kōfuku sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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