伏ふす

godan verb (-su), intransitive verb

lie face down; lie flat on one's stomach; fall prostrate

Describes a person lying with the front of the body down, often on the ground. Can be voluntary or involuntary.

See also: 伏せる

• 彼かれはベッドに伏ふして泣ないていた。

  He was lying face down on the bed, crying.

• 地じ震しんのとき、机つくえの下したに伏ふした。

  During the earthquake, I lay flat under the desk.

godan verb (-su), intransitive verb

bow down; prostrate oneself; bend down in submission

Used for bowing deeply or prostrating oneself as an act of submission, apology, or reverence. Often in formal or dramatic contexts.

See also: 伏して

• 彼かれは王おうの前まえに伏ふして許ゆるしを請こうた。

  He prostrated himself before the king and begged for forgiveness.

• 謝しゃ罪ざいのため、社しゃ長ちょうの前まえで深ふかく伏ふした。

  He bowed deeply before the company president to apologize.

godan verb (-su), intransitive verb

crouch and hide; conceal oneself

Implies hiding by crouching or lying low, often behind something. Used in physical hiding contexts.

• 敵てきに見みつからないように茂しげみに伏ふした。

  I crouched in the bushes to avoid being seen by the enemy.

• 子こ供どもたちは物もの陰かげに伏ふして隠かくれん坊ぼうをした。

  The children hid behind something and played hide-and-seek.

godan verb (-su), intransitive verb

lie down (and sleep); go to bed with an illness

Only when written 臥す

Usually written as 臥す. Refers to lying down to rest or sleep, especially when sick. Somewhat literary or old-fashioned.

See also: 伏せる

• 風邪かぜで三みっ日か間かん床とこに臥ふしていた。

  I was laid up in bed for three days with a cold.

• 老ろう人じんは静しずかに臥ふして永ながい眠ねむりについた。

  The old man lay down quietly and passed away.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

lay face down; place upside down; turn over (face down)

Transitive use: to place an object with its front side down. Less common than the intransitive senses.

See also: 伏せる

• トランプを机つくえに伏ふして置おいた。

  I placed the playing cards face down on the table.

• 本ほんを伏ふしてページを開ひらいたままにした。

  I turned the book face down and left it open.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

conceal; hide; keep secret

Transitive use: to hide something or keep it secret. Often used with abstract objects like feelings or information.

See also: 伏せる

• 彼かれは真しん実じつを伏ふして嘘うそをついた。

  He concealed the truth and told a lie.

• その事じ件けんは長ながい間あいだ伏ふされていた。

  The incident was kept secret for a long time.