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prostrated
Stroke count: 6

Readings

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

Meanings

  1. prostratedRtK
    彼は電動タイプライターが欲しかったが、友人は彼を説き伏せてワープロを買わせた。He wanted to buy an electric typewriter but his friend talked him into buying a word processor.tatoeba
    彼は寝る前に必ず１０回腕立て伏せをすることにしている。He makes a point of doing ten push-ups before going to bed.tatoeba
  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

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Radicals and components

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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

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
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
威伏いふく
awing into submission
山伏やまぶし
yamabushi
雌伏しふく
lying low (and awaiting one's chance)
伏樋ふせどい
covered drain
慴伏しょうふく
prostrating oneself in fear
懾伏しょうふく
prostrating oneself in fear
蟄伏ちっぷく
hibernation
泣伏すなきふす
to break down crying
伏せ樋ふせどい
covered drain
伏射濠ふくしゃごう
sheltered trench
伏するふくする
泣き伏すなきふす
to break down crying
斬り伏せるきりふせる
to slay
切り伏せるきりふせる
to slay
鳥羽・伏見の戦いとばふしみのたたかい
Battle of Toba-Fushimi (January 27-31, 1868)

Additional Examples

彼は床に身を伏せた。
He laid himself flat on the floor.tatoeba
彼は床に伏せっている。
He is confined to bed now.tatoeba

Stroke Order

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