Word Meaning 軍門に下る

ぐんもんにくだる gummon ni kudaru

軍門に下る is read as ぐんもんにくだる (gummon ni kudaru) and means to capitulate.

Meaning

English

  1. to capitulate
  2. to surrender
  3. to submit to
  4. to concede

Reading

Kana

ぐんもんにくだる

Romaji

gummon ni kudaru

Writing Variants

  • 軍門にくだる ぐんもんにくだる gummonnikudaru
  • 軍門に降る ぐんもんにくだる gummon ni kudaru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Proverb Rank 40354 Priority G

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

軍門

ぐんもん

camp gate

門下生

もんかせい

pupil

門下

もんか

one's pupil

門下省

もんかしょう

Chancellery (Tang dynasty China)

軍を進める

ぐんをすすめる

to move troops forward

軍配が上がる

ぐんばいがあがる

to be declared the winner

軍配を上げる

ぐんばいをあげる

to declare someone the winner (of a competition)

軍兵

ぐんぺい

armed forces

軍事

ぐんじ

military affairs

軍人

ぐんじん

military personnel

ぐん

military authorities

軍備

ぐんび

armaments