伏
prostrated, bend down, bow, cover, lay (pipes)
Grade Level
Grade 8
Stroke Count
6 strokes
Radical
人部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
フク
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
ふせる, ふす
Nanori (Name Reading)
ふし, やす
Common Readings
フク, ふ…す, ふ…せる
Example Vocabulary
伏せる
ふせる
to lay face down; to cover; to hide
目を伏せる
めをふせる
to lower one's eyes, to cast down one's eyes
突っ伏す
つっぷす
to fall face down, to prostrate oneself
降伏
こうふく
surrender, capitulation
待ち伏せ
まちぶせ
ambush, lying in wait
潜伏
せんぷく
hiding, concealment, lurking
倒れ伏す
たおれふす
to fall down, to collapse, to fall prostrate
うつ伏せ
うつぶせ
ねじ伏せる
ねじふせる
伏す
ふす
to prostrate oneself, to lie face down, to bow down
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