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Person Prostrated Mr T 伏 フク ふ.せる、ふ.す ふし

Kanji
Onyomi フク
Kunyomi ふ.せる、ふ.す
Nanori ふし, ふせ
English prostrated, bend down, bow, cover, lay (pipes)
Examples 降伏(こうふく): capitulation; surrender; submission
起伏(きふく): (1) undulation (2) ups and downs; highs and lows
JLPT Level 1
Jouyou Grade S
Frequency 1604
Components 人: person
犬: dog
Number of Strokes 6
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 9
Radical Strokes 2
Radical Reading ひと・にんべん・ひとやね
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword prostrated
Koohii Story 1 Don´t need a silly story for this one: prostration is when a person puts themselves in a low position like a dog, as an extreme gesture of humility.
Koohii Story 2 Mr T has beaten up the chihuahua, who lies prostrated in front of him. "Now," Mr T says, "I quiero some Taco Bell!".
RTK Index 962

Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq1501-2000

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