# 伏 — Bow

Frequency rank 1184 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 既 (Previously), less common than 籍 (Register).

- On’yomi: ふく
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 人 Person (Kangxi 9)
- Frequency path: Level X of XX

A person on the left bows before a dog on the right — the person bows down low, humbling themselves even before a dog in deep prostration.

In words:

- 降伏 こうふく — capitulation;surrender;submission
- 起伏 きふく — undulation

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