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