伏(ふ)せるto turn over (face down), to lay face down, to lay upside down, to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.), to cast down (eyes), to lie (one's body) face down, to lie flat (on the ground), to conceal, to hide, to keep secret, to place in hiding (e.g. troops for an ambush), to lie down, to retire, to go to bed (with an illness)

Common

1. る-verb, Transitive verb

   1.

   to turn over (face down), to lay face down, to lay upside down

2. る-verb, Transitive verb

   2.

   to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.), to cast down (eyes)

3. る-verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

   3.

   to lie (one's body) face down, to lie flat (on the ground)

4. る-verb, Transitive verb

   4.

   to conceal, to hide, to keep secret, to place in hiding (e.g. troops for an ambush)

5. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

   5.

   to lie down, to retire, to go to bed (with an illness)

   usu. 臥せる,

   See Also:

   • 臥せる