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伏

prostrated
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingフク
Kun readingふ.せる、ふ.す
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. prostratedRtK
  2. bend down
  3. bow
  4. cover
  5. lay (pipes)
  1. to lay (something) face down
  2. to place upside down
  3. to turn over (face down)
  4. to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.)
  5. to cast down (one's eyes)

Popular Usage

起伏

Radicals and components

Radical人personComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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person (人) · chihuahua · dog (犬) · large (大) · drop (丶)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1035

Compound words

起伏きふく
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
降伏こうふく
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
潜伏せんぷく
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency
伏線ふくせん
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
伏兵ふくへい
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
伏せるふせる
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to turn over (face down); to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes)
待ち伏せまちぶせ
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
腕立て伏せうでたてふせ
push-up (exercise); press-up
説き伏せるときふせる
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on

Stroke Order

6 strokes

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