臥 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning

bend down, bow, lie prostrate

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
Kun (native)
  • ふせ(る)
  • ふ(せる)
  • ふ(す)
Other languages
  • 拼音wo4
  • 한글wa
  • Hán-ViệtNgọa

Basics

Strokes
9 strokes
Radical
臣(しん)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+81E5

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰臣人

Words using this kanji

  • 臥児狼徳グリーンランドGreenland
  • 臥所ふしどbedroom, bedchamber, bed
  • 臥床がしょう床につくこと。 病気により寝込むこと。 横になる。retiring to bed (esp. due to illness), bed
  • 臥龍がりゅうunrecognized genius, exceptional person hidden among the masses, reclining dragon
  • 臥すふすto lie down (in bed), to retire (to bed), to become bedridden (with an illness)
  • 臥すがすto lie down (in bed), to take to one's bed
  • 臥具がぐ布団や枕など就寝に使用する道具。寝具。 僧侶の袈裟の異称。bedding, kasaya
  • 臥ゆこゆto lie down
  • 臥位がいlying down (of body), reclining position, decubitus
  • 臥褥がじょく病気などで床につくこと。臥床。retiring to bed (esp. due to illness), bed
  • 臥せるふせる「ふせる」の漢字表記。to lie down (and sleep), to go to bed (with an illness)
  • 臥するがする伏す。横になる。to lie down (in bed), to take to one's bed
  • 臥待月ふしまちづきmoon of the 19th day of the lunar month
  • 臥やすこやすto lie down
  • 臥し転ぶふしまろぶto fall and roll over, wriggle about
  • 臥薪嘗胆がしんしょうたん悔しさを堪えて再起を期すること、薪に臥し胆を嘗める。going through thick and thin to attain one's objective, enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance
  • 臥竜鳳雛がりょうほうすうgifted young person who shows much promise, unrecognized genius, great person whose talent is hidden under a bushel

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(34 results)

Similar-looking kanji

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-7-2
Four Corner
7870.0
Spahn–Hadamitzky
2a7.22
Heisig
2918
Nelson
3839