漢字道KANJIDOβ

伏 — 6 strokes / Radical「亻」

道
3Junior high level / 6 strokes / Radical「亻」
On
フクふく · fuku
Kun
ふ.せる・ふ.すfu.seru · fu.su
Meaning
bend down; lie low

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

亻 "person" with 犬 "dog": a person crouching like a dog — to bend down, to lie low.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onフクふくfuku伏線ふくせん起伏きふく潜伏せんぷく
Kunふせるfuseru伏せるふせるうつ伏せうつぶせ
Kunふすfusu伏すふす伏し拝むふしおがむ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 起伏きふく

    undulation; ups and downs

  • 潜伏せんぷく

    lying hidden; incubation

More words with this kanji

  • 慴伏しょうふく
  • 懾伏しょうふく
  • 伏羲ふっき

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

土地(とち)の起伏(きふく)が大(おお)きい。

The land has great undulations.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

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