Vocab Info

N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

降伏(こうふく)capitulation, surrender, submission

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    1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      surrender, capitulation, submission

    2. Noun

      2.

      yield

      Engineering

    All Forms

    降伏 【こうふく】降服 【こうふく】

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    Examples

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      白旗(しろはた)降伏(こうふく)のしるしである。

      A white flag is a symbol of surrender.

      • N1

      兵士(へいし)敵軍(てきぐん)降伏(こうふく)して捕虜(ほりょ)となる。

      A soldier surrenders to the enemy and is taken prisoner.

      • N1

      (てき)降伏(こうふく)()びかけられても(あきら)めずに(たたか)うつもりだ。

      Even if the enemy demands our surrender, we’ll keep fighting.

      • N1

      1945(ねん)日本(にほん)はポツダム宣言(せんげん)受諾(じゅだく)無条件(むじょうけん)降伏(こうふく)しました。

      In 1945, Japan accepted the Potsdam Declaration and surrendered unconditionally.

      • N1

      兵士(へいし):「(てき)降伏(こうふく)したら、(ぼく)らは一体(いったい)()きて(かえ)れるのでしょうか…?」

      Soldier: 'If we surrender to the enemy, do we have any chance of making it back alive…?'

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