01
伏せる
ふせる
to turn over, to look down
Meanings
- prostrated
- bend down
- bow
- cover
- lay (pipes)
Readings
Onyomi
- フク
Kunyomi
- ふ.せる
- ふ.す
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Useful words
02
伏す
ふす
to lie down, to prostrate oneself
03
うつ伏せ
うつぶせ
lying face down
04
降伏
こうふく
surrender, submission
05
起伏
きふく
ups and downs
06
潜伏
せんぷく
concealment, latency
Compare Kanji
01伐Shape95%fell, strikeThese kanji look very similar; 伏 features the dog component 犬 on the right.02休Component85%rest, day offBoth kanji show a person 亻 in a specific physical state or position.03状Component80%status quo, conditionsBoth kanji share the dog component 犬, which appears on the right in 伏.04屈Meaning85%yield, bendBoth kanji help learners describe bending the body or yielding to something.05起Pair90%rouse, wake upThis pair of kanji describes opposite physical states: prostrating or lying down versus rising up.06隠Meaning80%conceal, hideBoth kanji carry a sense of concealment, whether hiding oneself or an object.