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Kanji Detail for 伏 - "prostrate, hide, submit"
伏
- Meaning
伏 means "prostrate, hide, submit."
Prostrate - To lie face down.
Hide - To conceal oneself.
Submit - To yield; to surrender.
Ambush - To lie in wait.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
prostrated; bend down; bow; cover; lay (pipes)
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
crouch, crawl, lie hidden, conceal
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
surname Fu
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to crouch, to crawl, to lie hidden, to conceal
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
To prostrate. Meaning face down. | To hide; to conceal. Such as 伏兵, meaning hiding soldiers to ambush the enemy. | To submit. Bowing one's head and admitting fault is called 伏罪. | A seasonal term. The third geng day after summer solstice is 初伏 (first period), the fourth geng day is 中伏 (middle period), the first geng day after autumn begins is 末伏 (last period). These are the so-called Three Fu periods.
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Sentences including 伏
うつ伏せになってください。
Please lie on your stomach.
このことは伏せておいたほうがいい。
You should keep it close.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
よし私が彼を説き伏せたところで、彼は必ず激するに違いないのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私はやむをえず読みかけた雑誌を伏せて、立ち上がろうとしました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
しかし俯伏しになっている彼の顔を、こうして下から覗き込んだ時、私はすぐその手を放してしまいました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
よし私が彼を説き伏せたところで、彼は必ず激するに違いないのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私はやむをえず読みかけた雑誌を伏せて、立ち上がろうとしました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
しかし俯伏しになっている彼の顔を、こうして下から覗き込んだ時、私はすぐその手を放してしまいました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha