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無条件降伏 (むじょうけんこうふく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

無む条じょう件けん降こう伏ふく

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Meanings

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noun

unconditional surrender

Formal term used in military, political, or historical contexts. Often appears in discussions of war, treaties, or demands for complete capitulation.

連れん合ごう国こくは日本にほんに無む条じょう件けん降こう伏ふくを要よう求きゅうした。
The Allied Powers demanded unconditional surrender from Japan.
その国くには無む条じょう件けん降

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That country accepted unconditional surrender.

Kanji

無nothingness, none, ain't
条article, clause, counter for articles, clauses, paragraphs, etc.
件affair, case, matter
降descend, precipitate, fall
伏prostrated, bend down, bow

Similar words

降こう伏ふく
降伏 means 'surrender' in general, while 無条件降伏 specifies 'unconditional surrender'.
無む条じょう件けん
無条件 is 'unconditional' and can modify other nouns, whereas 無条件降伏 is a fixed compound.

Etymology

Compound of 無条件 (unconditional) + 降伏 (surrender). The components are Sino-Japanese, and the term is a direct calque from Western military terminology.