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Kanji Detail for 俯 - "prostrate, face down"

俯

  • Meaning

    俯 means "prostrate, face down."

    1. Prostrate - To lie face down; to bow; to bend down.

    2. Face down - To lie on one's stomach.

  • Four-character idioms with 俯

    • 俯仰天地 ふぎょうてんち Listen looking up and down, from heaven to earth (having nothing to be ashamed of); swearing by Heaven and Earth (having done nothing to be ashamed of)

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    bend down; lie prostrate

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    bow down, face down, look down

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 俯[fu3]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to bow down, to face down, to look down

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Opposite of looking up. Body bending and head lowering downward. Such as 仰觀俯察 (look up and look down). | A word from superior to inferior. Such as 俯允 (kindly approve), 俯念 (kindly consider).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    fu(フ) フ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    fu.seru(ふ-せる) ふ-せる

    fu.su(ふ-す) ふ-す

    utsumu.ku(うつむく) うつむく

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    人 亻 (hito・nimben・hitogashira・hitoyane)

  • Related Keywords

    prostrate lie face bow bend stomach

Sentences including 俯

  • For a business owner, having a clear overview of one's entire business is vital.

  • Having said it, Mayu hangs her head in embarrassment.

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