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降参 Surrender

Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/06/2008 - 18:59
降参

surrender


The word:
Closer look at the kanji:
B = Beginner | I = Intermediate | A = Advanced

降参
kou san
surrender

降 kou to descend, fall
参 san attend, coming



降る furu - to fall (rain, snow) [B]
 人参 nin jin - carrot [B]
参った maitta - Im beaten... (said with a sigh) [B]


Soon after, the police returned the stolen 20 yen to the rightful owner...

SUGGESTED USAGE:

武器を捨てて、降参 しろ！
buki o sutete, kousan shiro!
Drop your weapon, and surrender!

ABOUT SUGGESTED USAGE:

武器 buki - weapon
捨てて sutete - throw away [from: 捨てる suteru]
しろ shiro - do it! [a form of する suru]
 NOTE: - Dont go around shouting this at everyone you meet. Or if you do, please dont tell them who sent you!

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