# 伏 lay face down

(personleft) + 犬 (dog)
★☆☆☆☆
6 strokes

## Onyomi

FUKU | He didn't want to lay face down because it would wrinkle his FUKU (服)

## Mnemonic

| The person orders the dog to lay face down.

## Kunyomi

ふせ＊る | to lay face down - also means, "to keep this a secret, to hide the truth from outsiders." ★☆☆☆☆

## Jukugo

降伏(こうふく) | surrender ★☆☆☆☆ 降 (descend /rainfall / get out of vehicle ) + 伏 (lay face down) = 降伏 (surrender) surrender - unlike the more casual 降参　（こうさん）, 降伏 is used when you, like, lose a war.

## Synonyms

surrender 降参する 降伏 自首