臥
bend down; bow; lie prostrate
9 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names.
Readings
- ガ (on reading): 病臥 (びょうが) being ill in bed; 臥薪嘗胆 (がしんしょうたん) going through thick and thin to attain one's objective
- ふせる (kun reading): 臥せる (ふせる) to lie down (and sleep)
- ふす (kun reading): 臥す (ふす) to lie down (in bed); 臥し転ぶ (ふしまろぶ) to fall and roll over
Components
Words using 臥
- 病臥 (びょうが) being ill in bed
- 臥薪嘗胆 (がしんしょうたん) going through thick and thin to attain one's objective
- 横臥 (おうが) lying on one's side
- 臥床 (がしょう) retiring to bed (esp. due to illness)
- 臥竜 (がりゅう) unrecognized genius
- 臥せる (ふせる) to lie down (and sleep)
- 臥す (ふす) to lie down (in bed)
- 臥し転ぶ (ふしまろぶ) to fall and roll over
- 臥所 (ふしど) bedroom
- 添い臥し (そいぶし) sleeping together
- 臥待月 (ふしまちづき) moon of the 19th day of the lunar month
- 臥ゆ (こゆ) to lie down
- 臥やす (こやす) to lie down
31 words in all.