妥協
だきょう · dakyou · JLPT N1 · noun
compromise
⚖️ 妥 (peaceful) + 協 (cooperate): settle peacefully by cooperating = compromise
妥 means gentle or appropriate, and 協 means cooperate, so 妥協 means meeting the other side halfway in a gentle way. The 'giving in' sense comes from yielding part of your position to end the dispute.
妥 — claw 爫 on top + woman 女 below
妥 depicts a hand (爫) resting on a woman (女), originally suggesting calming or settling someone down. From this came the meanings 'peaceful,' 'secure,' and 'appropriate.' Today it mainly means 'proper' or 'satisfactory,' as in 妥当 (proper) and 妥协 (compromise).