承服・承伏|しょうふくshoufuku[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
承服承服 is the more common of the two written forms. For learners, it is the form to choose when writing this word.
承伏承伏 is a less common written form of this word. You may encounter it as an alternative spelling, but 承服 is the better choice for learners.
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbaccepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement; consent
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 承服する（しょうふくする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 承服します（しょうふくします） |
| Negative (nai) | 承服しない（しょうふくしない） |
| polite (masen) | 承服しません（しょうふくしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 承服せず・承服せぬ（しょうふくせず・しょうふくせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 承服した（しょうふくした） |
| polite (mashita) | 承服しました（しょうふくしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 承服しなかった（しょうふくしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 承服しませんでした（しょうふくしませんでした） |
| Te form | 承服して（しょうふくして） |
| Potential | 承服できる（しょうふくできる） |
| Passive | 承服される（しょうふくされる） |
| Causative | 承服させる（しょうふくさせる） |
| Causative passive | 承服させられる（しょうふくさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 承服すれば（しょうふくすれば） |
| tara | 承服したら（しょうふくしたら） |
| Volitional | 承服しよう（しょうふくしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 承服しましょう（しょうふくしましょう） |
| Imperative | 承服しろ（しょうふくしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym承認しょうにんNeutralMeans approval or official recognition, often in formal procedures; 「承服」 is mostly used in the negative 「承服できない」, meaning unable to accept.
- Synonym同意どういNeutralMeans agreeing with or approving something; 「承服」 stresses being genuinely convinced and accepting.
- Synonym受諾じゅだくWrittenFormal written term for accepting a proposal or request; 「承服」 leans more toward submission.
- Synonym認容にんようWrittenWritten word for acknowledging and permitting, seen mostly in legal documents; 「承服」 stresses accepting out of personal conviction.
- Synonym首肯しゅこうWrittenWritten word for nodding assent; 「承服」 stresses accepting the other party's demands and following them.
- Synonym承引しょういんWrittenWritten word for consenting and taking a task on; rare. 「承服」 stresses being convinced and accepting the other party's request.
- Synonym然諾ぜんだくWrittenWritten word for saying yes; rare — 「承諾」 is the word normally used.
- Related賛同さんどうNeutralMeans agreeing with someone's opinion; 「承服」 stresses accepting and then complying.
- Related受け入れるうけいれるNeutralThe most common word for accepting or taking something in; 「承服」 is the more literary choice and mostly appears in the negative.
- Related了解りょうかいNeutralMeans understanding and going along with something; in speech 「了解です」 is common. 「承服」 stresses genuine conviction.
- Related受容じゅようWrittenWritten word for accepting or embracing things and feelings, as in 「自己受容」; 「承服」 stresses complying with the other party's demands.
- Related同じるどうじるWrittenWritten verb meaning to agree; little used — say 「同意する」 instead.
- Related認めるみとめるNeutralMeans to acknowledge or approve; 「承服」 stresses accepting out of genuine conviction.
- Related賛成さんせいNeutralThe most common word for approving or being in favour; 「承服」 stresses accepting and complying.
- Related賛するさんするWrittenWritten word for approving; can also mean inscribing a eulogy on a painting. Rare; 「承服」 stresses accepting with conviction.
- Related同ずるどうずるWrittenWritten verb for agreeing with an opinion; little used — 「同意する」 is the standard way to say it.
- Related聞き入れるききいれるNeutralMeans to hear someone out and grant their request; 「承服」 stresses obedience.
- Related諾ううべなうWrittenArchaic word for assenting or agreeing, almost never used today; 「承服」 is a modern written word, mostly used in the negative.
- Related諒するりょうするWrittenWritten word for accepting out of sympathy for the other's circumstances; rare. 「承服」 stresses complying with their demands.
- Antonym拒否きょひNeutralAntonym: flatly refusing a demand — the opposite of the acceptance and obedience of 「承服」.
- Antonym不服ふふくNeutralAntonym: being unconvinced and dissatisfied, often as 「不服を申し立てる」; the opposite of 「承服」.
To say you approve, use 「賛成」 or 「同意」; to say you accept, use 「受け入れる」. 「承服」 itself is mostly seen in the negative 「承服しかねる」, expressing that you are not genuinely convinced and cannot accept. Many of the alternatives are written or rare, so reserve them for formal or literary contexts.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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