6 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

prostrated, bend down, bow, cover, lay (pipes)

Kun'yomi
  • to turn over (face down) ②to lie (one's body) face down ③to conceal ④to lie down
  • to bend down ②to hide oneself
On'yomi
  • フク
Nanori
  • ふし
  • ふせ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

せる 62.8%
フク 34.0%
ふし 3.2%

Character Breakdown

prostrated, bend down, bow
ふ.せる フク ふし (8th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
dog
いぬ ケン (1st, N4)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

to turn over (face down) ②to lie (one's body) face down ③to conceal ④to lie down
surrender ②yield
lying down ②down!
concealment ②incubation
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground ②to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument)
ambush ②unexpected opposition
to bend down ②to hide oneself
foreshadowing ②preparation
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References

Unicode hex code 4F0F
JIS X 0208 1-41-90
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 377
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 139
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 45
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 49
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 962
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O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 234
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 438
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1356
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1439
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1039
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1059
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1421
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 71
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 971
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a4.1
Four corner code 2323.4
De Roo Code 2163