伏す

ふす

to lie face down

Meanings

  1. godan verb, intransitive to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to fall prostrate
  2. to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to prostrate oneself
  3. to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself
  4. usu. as 臥す to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
  5. godan verb, transitive to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to turn over (face down)
  6. to conceal; to hide; to keep secret

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