臥

bend down

Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingガ

Kun readingふせ.る、ふ.せる、ふ.す

Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

bend down
私は頭痛で臥せっていました。I've been down with a headache.tatoeba
行住坐臥不問時節久近Whenever and wherever, it doesn't matter how long you recite.wiki
bow
lie prostrate
supinateRtK

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

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Components

How it's built

臥

Compound words

臥薪嘗胆がしんしょうたん

going through thick and thin to attain one's objective; enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance

安臥あんが

横臥おうが

lying on one's side

臥所ふしど

臥床がしょう

retiring to bed (esp. due to illness)

臥蓐がじょく

retiring to bed (esp. due to illness)

偃臥えんが

lying face down

臥し所ふしど

臥せるふせる

to lie down (and sleep)

臥し転ぶふしまろぶ

to fall and roll over

臥児狼徳グリーンランド

臥竜鳳雛がりょうほうすう

gifted young person who shows much promise

分娩臥床ぶんべんがしょう

Additional Examples

行住坐臥不問時節久近

Whenever and wherever, it doesn't matter how long you recite.wiki

飲食・衣服・臥具・湯薬

Food, drinks, clothes, bedclothes, hot water and medicine.wiki

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 臥

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step