How do you read 勧降?

勧降 is read かんこう (kankou), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 勧降?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 勧降 in romaji?

勧降 is written kankou in romaji, also spelled kanko.

What kanji are in 勧降?

勧 (Persuade, Recommend); 降 (Descend, Precipitate).

勧降かんこう

かんこう · kankou (also spelled kanko)

noun

Call to surrender

Other ways to say “call to surrender” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

勧Persuade, Recommend, Advise 音かん・けん訓すす.める JLPT N1 · 13 strokes 降Descend, Precipitate, Fall 音こう・ご訓お.りる・お.ろす JLPT N3 · 10 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

勧誘かんゆうinvitation, canvassing, inducement 勧告かんこくadvice, counsel 勧めるすすめるto urge (someone) to do (something), to recommend 降水こうすいrainfall, precipitation 以降いこうon and after, hereafter 降るふるto precipitate, to fall (e.g., rain, snow, etc.)降伏こうふくcapitulation, surrender, submission 下降かこうdecline, descent, fall

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What does 勧降 mean?

Call to surrender.

How do you pronounce 勧降?

かんこう (kankou). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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