臥 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「臣」
道準1University / general ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「臣」
- On
- ガ
- Kun
- ふせ.る・ふ.せる・ふ.す
- Meaning
- to lie down; to lie prostrate
Origin
A downcast eye 臣 with a person 人: to lay the body down, to lie prostrate.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 臥薪嘗胆がしんしょうたん
enduring hardship for a goal
- 病臥びょうが
being ill in bed
Example
臥薪嘗胆の思いで再起を期した。
They bore every hardship, set on rising again.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)