伏
lie low; prostrated; bend down; bow; cover; lay (pipes)
6 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1604.
Readings
- フク (on reading): 降伏 (こうふく) surrender; 伏線 (ふくせん) foreshadowing
- ふせる (kun reading): 伏せる (ふせる) to lay (something) face down; 待ち伏せ (まちぶせ) ambush
- ふす (kun reading): 伏す (ふす) to lie face down; 山伏 (やまぶし) yamabushi
Components
Kanji containing 伏
Words using 伏
- 降伏 (こうふく) surrender
- 伏線 (ふくせん) foreshadowing
- 潜伏 (せんぷく) concealment
- 起伏 (きふく) undulation
- 伏兵 (ふくへい) ambush
- 伏せる (ふせる) to lay (something) face down
- 待ち伏せ (まちぶせ) ambush
- 腕立て伏せ (うでたてふせ) push-up (exercise)
- 説き伏せる (ときふせる) to confute
- うつ伏せ (うつぶせ) lying face down
- 伏す (ふす) to lie face down
- 山伏 (やまぶし) yamabushi
- ひれ伏す (ひれふす) to prostrate oneself (before)
- 突っ伏す (つっぷす) to fall prostrate
- 伏し目 (ふしめ) downcast look
96 words in all.