伏
伏 — Prostrated
prostrated, bend down, bow, cover, lay (pipes)
On’yomiフク (fuku)
Kun’yomiふせる (fuseru)
Kun’yomiふす (fusu)
Stroke order (6 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 伏
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 降伏 | こうふく koufuku | surrender; capitulation; submission |
| 起伏 | きふく kifuku | undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows |
| 待ち伏せ | まちぶせ machibuse | ambush; lying in wait for an ambush |
| 伏せる | ふせる fuseru | to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to turn over (face down) |
| 伏線 | ふくせん fukusen | foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures |
| 伏兵 | ふくへい fukuhei | ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition |
Study notes
伏 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 6 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1604 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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