Kanken 1
俯

Meaning

Kanji 俯

bend down

bend down, lie prostrate

Stroke Order
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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
うつむ.くふ.すふ.せる
Onyomi 音読み
フ
Nanori 名乗り
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Jōyō
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JLPT
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Frequency
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Strokes
10
Radical
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Components
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Kanji Kentei
Level 1
Similar Kanji
府 • 捬 • 腑 • 椨 • 腐

Related vocabulary

12 common entries

Showing 12 of 18 entries that include this kanji.

俯く

うつむく

to hang one's head

うつ伏せ

うつぶせ

lying face down

うつ伏せる

うつぶせる

to lie face-down

俯き

うつむき

lying face down

俯きがち

うつむきがち

looking down

俯け

うつむけ

lying face down

俯ける

うつむける

to turn upside down

俯す

ふす

to lower (one's head, gaze, etc.)

俯角

ふかく

depression

俯仰

ふぎょう

looking up and down

俯仰角

ふぎょうかく

angle of elevation

俯仰天地

ふぎょうてんち

looking up and down, from heaven to earth (having nothing to be ashamed of)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は恥ずかしそうに俯いた。

He lowered his head in embarrassment.

叱られた子どもは俯いたままだった。

The scolded child kept his head down.

疲れていたので、床に俯せになった。

I was tired, so I lay face down on the floor.

負けた選手はしばらく俯いたまま動かなかった。

The defeated player remained motionless with his head down for a while.

彼は顔を俯けて小さな声で答えた。

He answered in a soft voice with his face lowered.