Word Meaning 伏線

ふくせん fukusen

伏線 is read as ふくせん (fukusen) and means foreshadowing.

Meaning

English

foreshadowing
preparation
precautionary measures

Reading

Kana

ふくせん

Romaji

fukusen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 16867 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

伏線回収

ふくせんかいしゅう

revealing something that was foreshadowed earlier in the story

伏線を張る

ふくせんをはる

to foreshadow

等伏角線

とうふくかくせん

isoclinic line

伏せる

ふせる

to lie (one's body) face down

伏兵

ふくへい

ambush

伏し目

ふしめ

downcast look

伏流

ふくりゅう

subterranean stream

新幹線

しんかんせん

Shinkansen

沿線

えんせん

places alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.

脱線

だっせん

derailment

架線

かせん

overhead line (for trains, trams, etc.)

第一線

だいいっせん

the front (of a battlefield)