伏する (Fukusuru): to Hide, to Conceal Oneself

Meaning

English

to hide
to conceal oneself
to yield
to submit
to surrender
to crouch
to stoop
to bend down

Reading

Kana

ふくする

Romaji

fukusuru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 3級 Rank 138812 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

伏せる

ふせる

to lie (one's body) face down

伏線を張る

ふくせんをはる

to foreshadow

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

3

海賊は降伏するしかなかった。

The pirates had no choice but to surrender.

降伏するくらいなら死を選びます。

If I had to surrender, I'd rather choose death.

降伏するくらいなら死んだほうが増しだ。

I would rather die than yield.