Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1604 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 6

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

Kunyomi: ふ.せる ふ.す

Onyomi: フク

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: にんべん

Meaning: man, human

Strokes: 2

Examples

Examples with audio

線(ふくせん)   foreshadow, hint

兵(ふくへい)   ambush, troops in ambush

(きふく)   undulation, ups and downs

する(へいふくする)   prostrate oneself before

する(こうふくする)   surrender, capitulate

する(せんぷくする)   lie hidden, hide

せる(ふせる)   lay something face down, hide

す(ふす)   bend down, bow

Onyomi Examples

フクヘイ ambush, troops in ambush, unexpected opposition, unexpected obstacle

フクセン foreshadowing, preparation, precautionary measures

キフク undulation, ups and downs, highs and lows

承服 ショウフク accepting, consenting, agreeing, submission, compliance, agreement, consent

Kunyomi Examples

せる ふせる to turn over (face down), to lay face down, to lay upside down, to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.), to cast down (eyes), to lie (one's body) face down, to lie flat (on the ground), to conceal, to hide, to keep secret, to place in hiding (e.g. troops for an ambush), to lie down, to retire, to go to bed (with an illness)

ふす to bend down, to bow down, to prostrate oneself, to hide oneself