待ち伏せ まちぶせ ambush #18,333 Also a form of 待ち伏せる まちぶせる stem to ambush Meanings also 待ちぶせ · 待伏せ noun, takes する, transitive ambush; lying in wait for an ambush Its kanji 待 タイ · ま.つ、-ま.ち wait, depend on 伏 フク · ふ.せる、ふ.す prostrated, bend down, bow, cover, lay (pipes)