also: ふせぜい
ambush; lying in wait
Military or tactical term for hiding and waiting to attack. Often used in historical or strategic contexts.
The enemy had set up an ambush and was lying in wait.
They advanced without noticing the ambush.
Standard kanji spelling for the reading ふくぜい.
Rare reading of 伏勢 as ふせぜい; the usual reading is ふくぜい.
Alternate spelling with okurigana, read ふせぜい. Less common than 伏勢.
Compound of 伏 (ふく, 'to lie hidden') and 勢 (ぜい, 'force, troops'). The reading ふせぜい is a less common variant using the kun'yomi of 伏.