伏 — bok, bu

Parts that make up 伏

How 伏 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 伏 as a ideographic compound involving 人, 犬.

Korean example words with 伏

• 복호伏虎 Korean gloss: 엎드린 호랑이
• 찬복竄伏 Korean gloss: 몰래 달아나 숨음
• 복죄伏罪 Korean gloss: 죄를 순순히 인정함
• 잠복潛伏 Korean gloss: 드러나지 않게 숨음
• 복모伏慕 Korean gloss: 웃어른을 공손히 사모함
• 삼복三伏 Korean gloss: 여름철의 몹시 더운 기간
• 귀복歸伏 Korean gloss: 반항심을 버리고 순종하여 항복함
• 복초伏哨 Korean gloss: ‘매복 초소’를 줄여 이르는 말
• 복사伏射 Korean gloss: 총이나 활 따위를 땅에 엎드려 쏨
• 복중伏中 Korean gloss: 초복(初伏)에서 말복(末伏)까지의 사이
• 기복起伏 Korean gloss: 세력이나 기세 따위가 성하였다 쇠하였다 함
• 복도伏圖 Korean gloss: 물체를 위에서 내려다본 모양을 나타내는 도면

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 伏

• 降伏こうふく surrender; capitulation; submission
• 起伏きふく undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
• 伏線ふくせん foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
• 伏兵ふくへい ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition
• 潜伏せんぷく concealment; hiding; ambush
• 山伏やまぶし yamabushi; practitioner of Shugendō; itinerant Buddhist monk
• 伏流ふくりゅう subterranean stream
• 待ち伏せまちぶせ ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
• 伏し目ふしめ downcast look
• 腕立て伏せうでたてふせ push-up (exercise); press-up
• 伏せるふせる to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to turn over (face down)
• 雌伏しふく lying low (and awaiting one's chance); biding one's time; submitting at first (to then strike later)

Characters sharing the phonetic 伏

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “복” in Korean.

Other hanja read “복”

Other hanja with radical 人