伏(ち)せる
Rank #3,691

Meanings

  • Ichidan verb, transitive verb
    1. to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to lay upside down
  • 2. to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes)
  • Ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
    3. to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
  • Ichidan verb, transitive verb
    4. to conceal; to hide; to keep secret; to place in hiding (e.g. troops for an ambush)
  • Godan verb with 'ru' ending, intransitive verb
    5. to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)

Readings

伏せる
(96%)
ちせる
(3%)
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