伏せる、臥せる
ふせる
fuseru
JMdict entry #1500220
- Ichidan verbtransitive verb to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to turn over (face down)
- Ichidan verbtransitive verb to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes)
- Ichidan verbtransitive verbintransitive verb to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to throw (oneself) to the ground
- Ichidan verbtransitive verb to conceal; to hide; to keep secret; to place in hiding (e.g. troops for an ambush)
- Ichidan verbtransitive verb to bring (someone) down; to kill
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Ichidan verbintransitive verb
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
see: 臥せる
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼は電動タイプライターが欲しかったが、友人は彼を説き伏せてワープロを買わせた。
kare ha dendou taipuraitaa ga hoshikaxtsu ta ga 、 yuujin ha kare wo tokifuse te waapuro wo kawa se ta 。
He wanted to buy an electric typewriter but his friend talked him into buying a word processor.
彼は床に身を伏せた。
kare ha yuka ni mi wo fuse ta 。
He laid himself flat on the floor.
彼は床に伏せっている。
kare ha yuka ni fusextsu te iru 。
He is confined to bed now.
彼は私を説き伏せて行かせた。
kare ha watakushi wo tokifuse te ika se ta 。
He argued me into going.
彼はうつ伏せになって侵入者を待ちかまえた。
kare ha utsubuse ni naxtsu te shin'nyuu sha wo machikamae ta 。
He lay prostrate, ready to ambush the invaders.
彼が泥だらけでうつ伏せになっているのを見たとき、笑わずにはいられなかった。
kare ga doro darake de utsubuse ni naxtsu te iru no wo mi ta toki 、 warawa zu ni ha i rare nakaxtsu ta 。
I couldn't help laughing when I saw him lying face down covered with mud.