JLPT N1 · 6 strokes
Kanji 伏: "prostrated, bend down, bow"
The kanji 伏 means "prostrated, bend down, bow, cover, lay (pipes)". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read フク in on'yomi and ふ.せる, ふ.す in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
フク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ふ.せるふ.す
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | prostrated, bend down, bow, cover, lay (pipes) |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1604 of 2,501 |
Common words with 伏
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 伏せる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)
- 目を伏せるto cast down one's eyes
- 突っ伏すto fall prostrate
- 降伏surrender; capitulation; submission · yield
- 待ち伏せambush; lying in wait for an ambush
- 潜伏concealment; hiding; ambush · incubation; latency; dormancy
- 倒れ伏すto fall flat; to fall face down
- 伏すto lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to fall prostrate · to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to prostrate oneself
- うつ伏せlying face down; lying on one's face · placing upside down; placing face down
- 起伏undulation · ups and downs; highs and lows
- ねじ伏せるto twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor · to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
- ひれ伏すto prostrate oneself (before)
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