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降伏 (こうふく): capitulation, surrender, submission — Japanese vocabulary

降伏 is read こうふく and means "capitulation, surrender, submission". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

降伏

Reading
こうふく · koufuku
Translation
capitulation, surrender, submission
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
こうふくが

Example

降伏するくらいなら死んだほうが増しだ。

こうふくするくらいならしんだほうがましだ。

I would rather die than yield.

Kanji in this word

  • 降 — Descend, Precipitate, Fall
  • 伏 — lie down, hide

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