臥 — kanji meaning “bend down”
臥
bend down, bow, lie prostrate
- Meanings
- bend down, bow, lie prostrate
- On'yomi
- ガ (ga)
- Kun'yomi
- ふせ.る、ふ.せる、ふ.す
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 9
- Classical radical
- 131
- Chinese reading
- wò — Chinese character page
Words with 臥
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 臥薪嘗胆 | がしんしょうたん gashinshoutan | going through thick and thin to attain one's objective; enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance |
| 仰臥 | ぎょうが gyouga | lying on one's back; lying face upward; lying supine |
| 側臥 | そくが sokuga | lying down on one's side |
| 臥床 | がしょう gashou | retiring to bed (esp. due to illness) |
| 横臥 | おうが ouga | lying on one's side |
| 臥せる | ふせる fuseru | to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness) |
| 臥所 | ふしど fushido | bedroom; bedchamber; bed |
| 伏臥 | ふくが fukuga | lying face down; lying on one's face; lying prostrate |
| 臥す | ふす fusu | to lie down (in bed); to retire (to bed); to become bedridden (with an illness) |
| 臥す | がす gasu | to lie down (in bed); to take to one's bed |
| 草臥れる | くたびれる kutabireru | to get tired; to become exhausted; to grow weary |
| 臥児狼徳 | グリーンランド guriinrando | Greenland |
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