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伏

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • prostrated
  • bend down
  • bow
  • cover
  • lay (pipes)

On'yomi (音読み)

  • フク

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • ふ.せる
  • ふ.す
Strokes
6
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#1221
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
人#9 · person

Components

Common Words

  • 伏線ふくせんNounforeshadowing
  • 伏兵ふくへいNounambush, troops in ambush
  • 伏せるふせるIchidanto lay (something) face down, to place upside down, to turn over (face down)
  • 起伏きふくNounundulation
  • 降伏こうふくNounsurrender, capitulation, submission
  • 潜伏せんぷくNounconcealment, hiding, ambush
  • 待ち伏せまちぶせNounambush, lying in wait for an ambush
  • 伏在ふくざいNounlying concealed, being hidden

Practice in Kanjiru

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