降服

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See also: 降伏

Chinese

Etymology 1

to surrender; to subdue to submit
trad. (降服) 降 服
simp. #(降服) 降 服

Pronunciation

Verb

降服

  1. (intransitive) to submit; to yield
  2. (transitive) to subdue
Synonyms
  • (to submit):
  • (to subdue):
Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of “to submit”):

Etymology 2

to drop; to descend clothes; dress; garment
trad. (降服) 降 服
simp. #(降服) 降 服

Pronunciation

Noun

降服

  1. (archaic) mourning garment of a lower level

Verb

降服

  1. (literary) to take off one's court dress and ask for forgiveness

Japanese

Kanji in this term
降 服
こう
Grade: 6 		ふく
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

降(こう)服(ふく) • (kōfuku) 

  1. Alternative form of 降伏

Verb

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

  1. Alternative form of 降伏

Conjugation

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

² Spoken imperative

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