How to say "concede" in Japanese

• 角を折るつのをおる
  expression, godan verbConcede as 'give in after initially resisting': yielding in a dispute or negotiation once one's resistance finally breaks. An idiomatic, less common expression, literally 'to break one's horn'.
• 軍門に下るぐんもんにくだる
  expression, godan verbConcede as 'capitulate' or 'submit to': conceding defeat to a stronger opponent or force. Less common and rather dramatic — literally 'to go down to the camp gate' — it fits outright surrender or submission.
• 膝を折るひざをおる
  expression, godan verbConcede as 'surrender' or 'give in': yielding to an opponent or to pressure. An idiomatic, less common expression, literally 'to bend the knee'; it overlaps with 軍門に下る but centers on giving in itself.

For conceding in the sense of yielding or surrendering, all three are less common choices: 「角を折る」 stresses giving in after initial resistance, 「膝を折る」 surrender or giving in, and 「軍門に下る」 capitulation or submission to an opponent.

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• 角を折るつのをおるto give in (after initially resisting)
• 軍門に下るぐんもんにくだるto capitulate
• 膝を折るひざをおるto surrender
• 譲るゆずるto yield
• 失ううしなうto concede (goals, points, etc.)
• 退くしりぞくto concede