Refers to the act or state of lying down, often used in contexts like dog training or resting.
Teach the dog to lie down.
The dog lay down.
疲れたので、少し伏せをした。
I was tired, so I lay down for a bit.
The trainer commanded the dog, 'Down!'
I'm teaching the puppy to lie down.
The soldier took a prone position to avoid the enemy's attack.
起立 means to stand up, the opposite posture/command to 伏せ, which means to lie down.
ambush; lying in wait
lay face down; place upside down; turn over (face down) · cast down (eyes); lower (head); point downwards · lie face down; throw oneself to the ground; prostrate oneself · conceal; hide; keep secret; place in hiding · bring down; kill · lie down (ill); go to bed (sick); be confined to bed
push-up; press-up
lying face down; prone · placing face down; turning upside down
twist someone's arm and pin them down; wrestle to the floor by twisting · force to yield; make surrender; overpower in argument
humble cottage; hut
covered drain; culvert
laying stones flat (in gardens) · method for assigning colors to players (Othello)
clothes-drying frame; clothes-perfuming frame · coop; hen coop
Derived from the verb 伏せる (to lie down). The interjection is a truncation of the command form.
resist paste; dye-resistant starch
fire prevention (by divine power)
hanging one's head in shame; being too embarrassed to show one's face
hemming; blind stitch
pleated stitch
mountain-dwelling robber; brigand