This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: フク、ふ.せる、ふ.す
Romaji: fuku, fu.seru, fu.su
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Name Readings

Kana: ふし、ふせ
Romaji: fushi, fuse
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Meanings

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

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  6
Radical Number:  9
Frequency:  1604
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-2-4
Korean Reading:  bu
Chinese Reading:  fu2
Unicode:  4f0f
JIS:  497A

Indexes

Halpern Index: 45
Nelson Index: 377
New Nelson Index: 139
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2a4.1
Four Corner Index: 2323.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 1763
Gakken Index: 1412
Japanese Names Index: 234
Daikanwanjiten Index: 438
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0655
Remembering the kanji Index: 962
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1039
Kodansha Compact Index: 71
Kanji in Context Index: 1421
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 29
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 30
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 971
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1035
Essential Kanji Index: 1331
Kodansha Kanji Index: 49
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2163
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1059

Words

降伏 (こうふく)
capitulation; surrender; submission
伏せる (ふせる)
to lay something upside down; to turn something over; to lay something face down; to cover; to lay (pipes); to lay (an ambush); to hide; to conceal
伏線 (ふくせん)
preparation; foreshadowing; underplot (in a novel); precautionary measures
待ち伏せる (まちぶせる)
to ambush
伏兵 (ふくへい)
ambush; troops in ambush
潜伏 (せんぷく)
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
起伏 (きふく)
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
待ち伏せ (まちぶせ)
performing an ambush
山伏 (やまぶし)
mountain priest; itinerant Buddhist monk
伏す (ふす)
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
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