フク, ふ.せる, ふ.す, ふし, ふせ

prostrated, bend down, bow, cover, lay (pipes)

JLPT1 G7 S6 F1604

here an abbreviated form# of as described in (pair of dogs) + person → pair of dogs lying curled at their master's feet → *bend/lie down*; *cover (up)*; *hide*; *obey* (← all actions commonly associated with dogs) → *bow*; *prostrate oneself*; *turn over*; *lower*; *cast down*; *lay an ambush*.

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