READING  フク、ふ-せる、ふ-す
MEANING  prostrated
JLPT level N1 (full info & stroke order)
 
Words/compounds
ふくする
to crouch, to stoop, to bend down, to prostrate oneself, to lie down, to yield, to submit, to surrender, to hide, to conceal oneself
ふせる
to lay something upside down, to turn something over, to cover, to lay (pipes), to lay (an ambush), to hide
ふす
to bend down, to bow down, to prostrate oneself, to hide oneself
ときふせる
to confute, to argue down
ふして
bowing down, humbly, respectfully
 
Example sentences
伏する
敵に降伏する。
Surrender to the enemy.
伏せる
彼は電動タイプライターが欲しかったが、友人は彼を説き伏せてワープロを買わせた。
He wanted to buy an electric typewriter but his friend talked him into buying a word processor.
 
彼を待ち伏せる一計を案じた。
He has a plan to ambush him.
 
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