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    3. うつ伏せ

    うつ伏せ

    う​つ​伏ぶせ​

    lying face down

    KMT10Core L2Medicine & HealthKanji Vocab12 strokes

    俯せ

    うつぶせ

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    lying face down, lying on one's face

    Noun

    2.
    placing upside down, placing face down

    Stroke 0 / 12

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれはベッドにうつ伏ぶせになって本ほんを読よんでいた。

    He was lying face down on the bed, reading a book.

    KMT10Daily LifeHome & Housing
    赤あかちゃんをうつ伏ぶせで寝ねかせると、窒ちっ息そくの危き険けんがある。

    If you let a baby sleep face down, there is a risk of suffocation.

    KMT10Medicine & HealthFamily & Relationships
    腹ふく痛つうがひどく、彼かれはうつ伏ぶせになって痛いたみに耐はえていた。

    His stomachache was severe, and he was lying face down, enduring the pain.

    KMT10Medicine & HealthEmotions & Psychology
    医い師しは患かん者じゃにうつ伏ぶせの姿し勢せいをとるよう指し示じした。

    The doctor instructed the patient to assume a prone position.

    KMT10Medicine & Health
    彼かれは疲つかれて、芝しば生ふの上うえにうつ伏ぶせになった。

    He was tired and lay face down on the grass.

    KMT10Daily LifeNature & Environment

    Characters that make up this word

    伏
    ふ.せる・ふ.す…(3)
    prostrated・bend down・bow・cover・lay (pipes)
    Kanji
    う
    u
    Kana
    つ
    tsu
    Kana
    せ
    se
    Kana
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