Lingaku伏せる【ふせる】
Frequency rank: 3,167. – 3,168.
- 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)usu. 臥せるsee also 臥せる【ふせる】
Ichidan verb; transitive verb
Ichidan verb; transitive verb; intransitive verb
Ichidan verb; transitive verb
Godan verb with 'ru' ending; intransitive verb
Forms
- 伏せる【ふせる】Frequency rank: 3,167. – 3,168.
- ふせるFrequency rank: 50,150. – 51,356.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- 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)
This meaning is used when referring to an object being placed in a position where its top is facing down towards the ground.
I am laying the dishes upside down to dry.
This meaning applies to when a person directs their gaze or head downwards, often indicating shame or sadness.
This refers to the physical position of lying on one's stomach, often associated with rest or relaxation.
Because the wind was strong, I lay flat on the ground to protect myself.
This meaning is used in contexts where something is hidden from view or kept confidential, often in a strategic or tactical sense.
This meaning describes the action of lying down, often due to fatigue or illness.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ふせる伏せるto turn over (face down); to lay face down; to lay upside downしょるい書類をふせる伏せるto lay the documents face downかお顔をふせる伏せるto cast down one's faceあたま頭をふせる伏せるto lower one's headみをふせる身を伏せるto lie down (to hide)てき敵をふせる伏せるto conceal the enemyふせる伏せるばしょ場所をみつける見つけるto find a place to hideふせる伏せることでかくす隠すto hide by laying face downふせた伏せたまままつ待つto wait while lying face downびょういん病院でふせる伏せるto lie down in the hospitalこころ心をふせる伏せるto conceal one's feelingsふせて伏せてかんがえる考えるto think with one's head down (in contemplation)
Example sentences
13 results
I kept gazing at her until she, totally confused, dropped her gaze.
John's grandmother passed away after a long illness.
These words were spoken by someone who shall be nameless.
Tom always looks away shyly whenever our eyes meet.
13. はなこ花子はかべ壁にかお顔をふせ伏せ、すう数をかぞえ数えはじめました始めました。きごう「いいいーち、にいにー、さあんさーん、しいしー、ごー、ろーく、ひーち、はあはーち、きゅー、じゅ。もういいかいきごう？きごう」きごう「まぁだだよきごう」きごう「もういいかいきごう？きごう」きごう「もういいよきごう」それをきいて聞いてはなこ花子は、すう数をかぞえている数えているあいだ間にかくれた隠れたともだち友達を、さがしはじめました始めました。
Hanako turned her head towards the wall and began counting: "O—ne, Two—, Three—, Four—, Five—, Six—, Se—ven, Eight—, Nine—, Te... Ready?" "Not yet." "Ready now?" "Ready". She then began to look for her friends who had now hidden themselves in the meantime.