WORD DETAIL
承服
しょうふく
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Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
承服, readしょうふく, combines accepting承with complying服to express assent after understanding. - Basic usage: It expresses whether one can accept a conclusion after being convinced, as in
結論には承服できない.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Grammar and combinations
- It focuses on accepting something after understanding and agreeing, unlike simple submission
服従, and is used as承服する.
- It focuses on accepting something after understanding and agreeing, unlike simple submission

