臥
臥

bend down, bow, lie prostrate

9 strokesGrade 9

On

ガ

Kun

ふせ.るふ.せるふ.す

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くたびれる《草臥れる》Usually kanaIchidan verbFreq #11997
1

Intransitive verb

to get tired; to become exhausted; to grow weary

Examples
私は仕事でひどくくたびれている。
I'm very tired from work.
2

Intransitive verb

to become worn out; to become battered (from long use)

3

Auxiliary verb; After the -masu stem of a verb

to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with

Examples
ジャックは５０マイル歩いてくたびれた。
Jack was tired from having walked fifty miles.
倒れ伏す倒れ臥す倒れふすたおれふすIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #12823
1

to fall flat; to fall face down

待ちくたびれるまちくたびれる待ち草臥れるIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #18844
1

to get tired of waiting

Examples
あなたのボーイフレンドは待ちくたびれて、今帰ったところよ。
Your boyfriend got tired of waiting for you and left just now.
臥すがすIntransitiveArchaicFreq #23636
1

Su verb - precursor to the modern suru

to lie down (in bed); to take to one's bed

もうる《莫臥児》《莫臥爾》モールNounUsually kanaFreq #26606
1

lace; lacing braid

2

chenille yarn

3

tinsel

4

pipe cleaner; fibre, paper, etc. twisted between a pair of wires

起臥きがNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #34984
1

daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep

山伏やまぶし山臥NounFreq #37470
1

yamabushi; practitioner of Shugendō

2

itinerant Buddhist monk

臥せるふせるIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #38635
1

to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)

Examples
私は頭痛で臥せっていました。
I've been down with a headache.
臥すふすIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #46936
1

to lie down (in bed)

野武士野伏野臥のぶしNounFreq #52236
1

wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; mountain-dwelling robber

2

野伏／野臥 only

hermit; mountain ascetic; itinerant priest

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