# 伏 — lie prone; bow down

伏 means “lie prone; bow down”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 6 strokes. On'yomi: フク (fuku). Kun'yomi: ふ(せる) (fuseru). You'll see it in words such as 伏せる (fuseru, “to lay face down; to place upside down”).

- Meaning: lie prone; bow down
- On'yomi: フク (fuku)
- Kun'yomi: ふ(せる) (fuseru)
- Strokes: 6
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Moving 3

## How to remember 伏

Parts: 亻 person · 犬 dog

## Words with 伏

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 伏せる | ふせる (fuseru) | to lay face down; to place upside down |

## More in the “Moving 3” set

[往](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/set-out/) · [墜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/crash-down/) · [逸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/deviate/) · [遭](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/meet-with-trouble/) · [践](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/put-into-practice/) · [伏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lie-prone/) · [赴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/proceed-to/) · [跳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hop/)

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