降参こうさん
kōsan

Noun
Suru Verb

1. surrender; submission; capitulation

Intransitive
海賊かいぞくたちには降参こうさんする以外いがいみちはなかった。
kaizokutachiniwa kōsan suru igaini michiwa nakatta.
The pirates had no choice but to surrender.
Noun
Suru Verb

2. being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in

Intransitive