Word · 単語
伏せる
Reading ふせる
to lay (something) face down
- 1 to lay (something) face down, to place upside down, to turn over (face down)
- 2 to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.), to cast down (one's eyes)
- 3 to lay (oneself) face down, to lie face down, to lie flat (on one's stomach), to throw (oneself) to the ground
- 4 to conceal, to hide, to keep secret, to place in hiding (e.g. troops for an ambush)
- 5 to bring (someone) down, to kill
- 6 to lie down (and sleep), to go to bed (with an illness) — also written as 臥せる
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例文 · examples
床に伏せろ！
Get down!
sense 3 · to lay (oneself) face down
この言葉は、名前は伏せておくがある人が言ったものだ。
These words were spoken by someone who shall be nameless.
sense 4 · to conceal
彼は床に伏せっている。
He is confined to bed now.
地面にぴったり伏せなくてはなりませんか。
Do we have to lie flat on the ground?
sense 3 · to lay (oneself) face down
伏せたままでいろ、さもないと撃たれるぞ。
Keep down, or you'll be shot.