Translation guide
The English phrase 'submit to' can express yielding to authority, presenting something for review, or enduring something unpleasant. This guide covers natural Japanese equivalents for each meaning.
To accept or yield to the authority, control, or will of someone or something, often after resistance.
General verb meaning to obey, follow, or comply with rules, orders, or people.
彼は上司の命令に従った。
He submitted to his boss's orders.
規則に従わなければならない。
You must submit to the rules.
Stronger, more formal term for submitting or yielding to authority, often used in political or military contexts.
反乱軍は政府に服従した。
The rebels submitted to the government.
Literary or dramatic verb meaning to yield or succumb, often under pressure or force.
彼は圧力に屈しなかった。
He did not submit to the pressure.
To hand in or present a document, application, or piece of work for consideration, judgment, or approval.
Standard verb for submitting documents, reports, assignments, etc.
レポートを明日までに提出してください。
Please submit the report by tomorrow.
申請書を提出した。
I submitted the application form.
Casual, everyday verb for handing in or sending something. Common in spoken Japanese.
宿題を出した？
Did you submit your homework?
Formal term for sending documents by mail or electronically, often used in business.
必要書類をメールで送付しました。
I submitted the necessary documents by email.
To subject oneself to something difficult, painful, or undesirable, often without resistance.
To endure, bear, or withstand hardship, pain, or criticism.
彼は批判に耐えた。
He submitted to the criticism.
苦痛に耐えられなかった。
I couldn't submit to the pain.
To accept or resign oneself to something undesirable, often with a sense of reluctant submission.
To surrender oneself to a situation or feeling, often used in emotional or physical contexts.
Do not directly translate 'submit to' as a single Japanese word in all contexts. The appropriate verb depends heavily on the meaning: yielding, presenting, or enduring.
提出する is the standard, neutral term for submitting documents or assignments. 出す is more casual and common in speech, but can also mean 'to send' or 'to put out', so context is important.
彼は罰に甘んじた。
He submitted to the punishment.
She submitted to her fate.