Word Meaning 伏竜鳳雛

ふくりょうほうすう fukuryouhousuu

伏竜鳳雛 is read as ふくりょうほうすう (fukuryouhousuu) and means gifted young person who shows much promise.

Meaning

English

gifted young person who shows much promise
unrecognized genius
great person whose talent is hidden under a bushel

Reading

Kana

ふくりょうほうすう

Romaji

fukuryouhousuu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 48 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準1級 Yojijukugo ✓ Rank 136111 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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臥竜鳳雛

がりょうほうすう

gifted young person who shows much promise

伏竜

ふくりゅう

suicide divers (part of the Japanese Special Attack Units during WWII)

鳳雛

ほうすう

gifted young person who shows much promise

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

伏せ長

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