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屈服
屈服
Chinese
bent; feel wronged | clothes; dress; garment; submit; take (medicine)
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simp. and trad. (屈服) |
屈 | 服 | |
alt. forms | 屈伏 |
Verb
屈服
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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屈 | 服 |
くつ > くっ Grade: S |
ふく > ぷく Grade: 3 |
on'yomi |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 屈服 (/kɨut̚ bɨuk̚/, literally “bend; crouch + submit; obey”). Compare modern Hakka reading khiut-fu̍k.
The modern reading kuppuku is a shift from earlier kutsubuku.
Pronunciation
Alternative forms
Noun
屈服 (hiragana くっぷく, romaji kuppuku)
- surrender, submission, or subjection (as to a ruler or other authority)
- prostration, kowtowing
Verb
屈服する (hiragana くっぷくする, romaji kuppuku suru)
Conjugation
Conjugation of "屈服する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
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Imperfective (未然形) | 屈服し | くっぷくし | kuppuku shi | |
Continuative (連用形) | 屈服し | くっぷくし | kuppuku shi | |
Terminal (終止形) | 屈服する | くっぷくする | kuppuku suru | |
Attributive (連体形) | 屈服する | くっぷくする | kuppuku suru | |
Hypothetical (仮定形) | 屈服すれ | くっぷくすれ | kuppuku sure | |
Imperative (命令形) | 屈服せよ¹ 屈服しろ² |
くっぷくせよ¹ くっぷくしろ² |
kuppuku seyo¹ kuppuku shiro² |
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Passive | 屈服される | くっぷくされる | kuppuku sareru | |
Causative | 屈服させる 屈服さす |
くっぷくさせる くっぷくさす |
kuppuku saseru kuppuku sasu |
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Potential | 屈服できる | くっぷくできる | kuppuku dekiru | |
Volitional | 屈服しよう | くっぷくしよう | kuppuku shiyō | |
Negative | 屈服しない | くっぷくしない | kuppuku shinai | |
Negative continuative | 屈服せず | くっぷくせず | kuppuku sezu | |
Formal | 屈服します | くっぷくします | kuppuku shimasu | |
Perfective | 屈服した | くっぷくした | kuppuku shita | |
Conjunctive | 屈服して | くっぷくして | kuppuku shite | |
Hypothetical conditional | 屈服すれば | くっぷくすれば | kuppuku sureba | |
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative |