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Meaning of 降参 in Japanese
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降参
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Kana Readingこうさん
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Romajikōsan
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- Meaning
- giving in to; giving up; surrender
- Example sentence
- だから今は降参ね。他にもまだ調べてはみるけど・・・期待薄だと思う。 Therefore I'm giving up for now. I'll still try to check out other possibilities but ... I think hopes are slim.
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Examples of 降参, こうさん in a sentence
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だから今は降参ね。他にもまだ調べてはみるけど・・・期待薄だと思う。
Therefore I'm giving up for now. I'll still try to check out other possibilities but ... I think hopes are slim.
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The kidnapers showed no sign of giving up.
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When they saw that they were losing, they gave up.
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He held up his hands in token of surrender.
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He gave in.
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The enemy gave in without further resistance.
Kanji in this word
降
JLPT 3
10 strokes
descend, precipitate, fall, surrender
On'Yomi: コウ, ゴ
Kun'Yomi: お.りる, お.ろす, ふ.る, ふ.り, くだ.る, くだ.す
参
JLPT 3
8 strokes
nonplussed, three, going, coming, visiting, visit, be defeated, die, be madly in love
On'Yomi: サン, シン
Kun'Yomi: まい.る, まい-, まじわる, みつ