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Kanji Detail for 臥 - "to lie down"

臥

  • Meaning

    臥 means "to lie down." Also associated with bedroom.

    1. Bedroom - A sleeping chamber; sleeping quarters.

    2. To lie down - To recline; to sleep.

  • Four-character idioms with 臥

    • 常住坐臥 じょうじゅうざが Listen at all times; day in, day out; constantly
    • 臥竜鳳雛 がりょうほうすう Listen gifted young person who shows much promise; unrecognized genius; great person whose talent is hidden under a bushel
    • 臥薪嘗胆 がしんしょうたん Listen going through thick and thin to attain one's objective; enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance
    • 行住坐臥 ぎょうじゅうざが Listen daily life; daily routine; while awake or asleep

  • Tattoo check: 臥

    • Verified meaning: to lie down
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Also carries these associations: bedroom

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    bend down; bow; lie prostrate

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    lie down; crouch

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to lie; to crouch

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to crouch, to lie down

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

    To lie down and rest. (Mencius) "Leaning on the armrest and lying down." Calling reading paintings 臥遊 (traveling while lying down). Originally a saying of Zong Bing in the Six Dynasties period. Seen in (Book of Song). Meaning being able to enjoy the pleasure of traveling without the toil of trekking. | All things placed horizontally are called 臥. (Du Fu's poem) "The moss-covered dark green spear lies flat." This is it.

  • Onyomi

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    ga(ガ) ガ

  • Kunyomi

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    fu.seru(ふ-せる) ふ-せる

    fu.su(ふ-す) ふ-す

  • Strokes

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    9 strokes

  • Radical

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    臣 (shin)

  • Related Keywords

    bedroom to lie down recline rest sleep prone prostrate supine horizontal repose couch lounge chamber

Sentences including 臥

  • He is lying in bed because of illness.

  • I've been down with a headache.

  • I have struggled under extreme difficulties for a long time.

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