Kanji伏
Readingふく
Frequency18%
Used in (44 in total)
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
suicide divers (part of the Japanese Special Attack Units during WWII)
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
prostrating oneself (in submission, respect, etc.)
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
abode of demons; hotbed (of graft); pandemonium
lying low (and awaiting one's chance); biding one's time; submitting at first (to then strike later)
to foreshadow; to drop a hint (of things to come); to take precautionary measures; to make contingency plans
prostration
lying concealed; being hidden
ambush; surprise attack
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
shooting lying prone
revealing something that was foreshadowed earlier in the story
prostration (in reverence); falling down on (one's) knees
prostrating oneself in fear; kneeling in fear; crouching in fear; prostration
lying face down; lying on one's face; lying prostrate
lodging (of cereals)
gifted young person who shows much promise; unrecognized genius; great person whose talent is hidden under a bushel
submission; surrender
subterranean stream
report to the throne
awing into submission
penal servitude; submitting to a sentence; pleading guilty; undetected crime
water gone underground (to emerge as a spring)
dip (angle that the direction of a compass needle makes with the horizon)
biding one's time building up strength till finally grasping an opportunity to launch out and flourish
Armistice of Cassibile
creeping; crawling; sneaking
yield strength; yield stress
accented word in Japanese pitch accent
accented word in Japanese pitch accent
fukubachi; inverted bowl that sits above the base of a pagoda finial