Word Meaning 伏線を張る

ふくせんをはる fukusen o haru

伏線を張る is read as ふくせんをはる (fukusen o haru) and means to foreshadow.

Meaning

English

to foreshadow
to drop a hint (of things to come)
to take precautionary measures
to make contingency plans

Reading

Kana

ふくせんをはる

Romaji

fukusen o haru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 36 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Proverb ✓ Rank 105578 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

伏線

ふくせん

foreshadowing

伏線回収

ふくせんかいしゅう

revealing something that was foreshadowed earlier in the story

線膨張係数

せんぼうちょうけいすう

coefficient of linear expansion

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

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)

伏在

ふくざい

lying concealed

伏水

ふくすい

water gone underground (to emerge as a spring)