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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.

  • 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).
  • Onyomitip

    fu(ふ) ふ

  • Kunyomitip

    fu.seru(ふせる) ふせる

  • Strokestip

    10 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    人 亻 (hito・nimben・hitogashira・hitoyane)

  • Related Keywords
    prostrate lie face bow bend stomach

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