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降伏 is an exact match with one form of the following word:
降伏
BOOST
Reading : こうふく   
capitulation; surrender; submission
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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降伏 is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 72,000 (about 4,280,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 4540
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 19 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
その
へいし
兵士
たち
ゆうかん
勇敢
たたか
った
けっきょく
結局
ごうぶく
降伏
しなければならなかった

The soldiers fought valiantly, but finally they had to give in.
ごうぶく
降伏
しない
すれば
しかない
The alternative to surrender is death.
ごうぶく
降伏
じょうけん
条件
かこく
過酷
だった
The surrender terms were harsh.
降服
BOOST
Reading : こうふく   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 77,000 (about 3,690,000 results)
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こうふく
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 187,000 (about 358,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 19 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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コウ   おりる to get off   おろす to drop off   ふ to fall (eg rain)   
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wheel around
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go
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hill   
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フク   ふ to prostrate onself   ふせる lay (face) down   
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ケン   いぬ dog   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
dot   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
フク    clothes   
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ニク body part   
sealed up again
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seal
また again   
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