Japanese symbol for “foreshadowing”
伏線
ふくせん
Romaji: fukusen
foreshadowing
In Japanese, foreshadowing is 伏線, read ふくせん (fukusen).
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Meanings
- n foreshadowing
- n preparation; precautionary measures
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “foreshadowing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 予表 | よひょう yohyou | prefiguring; foreshadowing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 降伏 | こうふく koufuku | surrender; capitulation; submission |
| 潜伏 | せんぷく senpuku | concealment; hiding; ambush |
| 待ち伏せ | まちぶせ machibuse | ambush; lying in wait for an ambush |
| 起伏 | きふく kifuku | undulation |
| 伏兵 | ふくへい fukuhei | ambush; troops in ambush |
| 新幹線 | しんかんせん shinkansen | Shinkansen; bullet train |
| 無線 | むせん musen | radio (communication) |
| 路線 | ろせん rosen | route (bus, train, air, etc.); line |
See also: Chinese symbol for “foreshadowing”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.