伏見

Chinese

conceal (ambush); prostrate; submit
 
to see; to meet; to appear
to see; to meet; to appear; to interview
trad. (伏見) 伏 見
simp. (伏见) 伏 见

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 伏(ふし)見(み) (Fushimi).

Pronunciation


Proper noun

伏見

  1. (~區) Fushimi (a ward in Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
伏 見
ふ(し)
Grade: S
み
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology

Thought to be derived from 伏し水 (fushimizu, literally “unflowing water”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Proper noun

伏(ふし)見(み) • (Fushimi) 

  1. a placename, such that of a ward in southern Kyoto
    • 1086, Goshūi Wakashū (book 19, poem 1146)
      都(みやこ)人(びと)暮(く)るれば帰(かへ)る今(いま)よりはふしみの里(さと)の名(な)をもたのまじ
      miyakobito kurureba kaeru ima yori wa Fushimi-no-sato no na o mo tanomaji
      (please add an English translation of this example)
  2. a surname

Derived terms

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