Word Meaning 伏して

ふして fushite

伏して is read as ふして (fushite) and means bowing down.

Meaning

English

  1. bowing down
  2. humbly
  3. respectfully

Reading

Kana

ふして

Romaji

fushite

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 137284 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

伏せる

ふせる

to lie (one's body) face down

伏線

ふくせん

foreshadowing

伏兵

ふくへい

ambush

伏し目

ふしめ

downcast look

伏流

ふくりゅう

subterranean stream

伏線回収

ふくせんかいしゅう

revealing something that was foreshadowed earlier in the story

伏流水

ふくりゅうすい

underground water

伏長

ふせなが

going (e.g. of a flight of stairs)

伏線を張る

ふくせんをはる

to foreshadow

伏在

ふくざい

lying concealed

伏水

ふくすい

water gone underground (to emerge as a spring)

伏勢

ふくぜい

ambush

Example Sentences

1

かれはじめんにふしてかくれた。

He lay on the ground and hid.