Word Meaning 雌伏

しふく shifuku

雌伏 is read as しふく (shifuku) and means remaining in obscurity.

Meaning

English

  1. remaining in obscurity

Reading

Kana

しふく

Romaji

shifuku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Antonyms 雄飛 Rank 137169 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

雌伏雄飛

しふくゆうひ

biding one's time building up strength till finally grasping an opportunity to launch out and flourish

めす

female (animal, plant)

雌花

しか

female flower

雌雄

しゆう

male and female (animals)

雌性発生

しせいはっせい

gynogenesis

雌雄同体

しゆうどうたい

hermaphroditism

雌雄同株

しゆうどうしゅ

monoecy

雌性配偶体

しせいはいぐうたい

female gametophyte

雌の万年草

めのまんねんぐさ

Sedum rupifragum (species of stonecrop)

雌雄異体

しゆういたい

gonochorism

雌雄選択

しゆうせんたく

sexual selection

雌雄性

しゆうせい

sexuality