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伏 = 亻 + 犬

伏 is a Japanese kanji written with 6 strokes, listed here under the keyword “prostrated”. It is built from 亻 (person) and 犬 (dog). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1035.

Keyword
prostrated
RTK frame
1035
Strokes
6
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
フク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ふ.せる, ふ.す
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
растянутый
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
伏 crouch

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 亻 person
  2. 犬 dog

How to find 伏 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “person” + “dog”. 伏 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 伏 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.