EntryCommonJLPT N1WaniKani 55
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    surrender; capitulation; submission

    降伏するくらいなら死んだほうが増しだ。
    I would rather die than yield.
  2. Noun

    yield

    Engineering

Also written 降服【こうふく】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

descend, precipitate, fall, surrender

Kun
お.りるお.ろすふ.るふ.りくだ.るくだ.す
On
コウ
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N3
Frequency
596 of 2500
Radical
mound
WaniKani
Level 34

Built from

Used in names as

ふりふる

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-3-7SKIP code
2d7.7The Kanji Dictionary
7725.4Four corner code
3655deroo
964dUnicode hex code
1-25-63JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4994Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6450New Nelson (John Haig)
458New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
548Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
335Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
414Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1308Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1405Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
787A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1058Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
887Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41620Morohashi
863A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
947Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
977Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
984Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
873henshall3
898Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
136Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
731Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1317Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jiang4, xiang2Pinyin reading
hang, gangKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
34WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

prostrated, bend down, bow, cover, lay (pipes)

Kun
ふ.せるふ.す
On
フク
Strokes
6
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1604 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 55

Built from

Used in names as

ふしふせ

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-2-4SKIP code
2a4.1The Kanji Dictionary
2323.4Four corner code
2163deroo
4f0fUnicode hex code
1-41-90JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
377Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
139New Nelson (John Haig)
45New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
49Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
29Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
30Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
962Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1035Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1412A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
234Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1331Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
438Morohashi
1763A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1356Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1439Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1039Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1059Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1421Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
71Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
971Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fu2Pinyin reading
bog, buKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
55WaniKani level