lay face down

(personleft) + (dog)
★☆☆☆☆
6 strokes

Onyomi

FUKU

He didn't want to lay face down because it would wrinkle his FUKU (服)

Mnemonic

The person orders the dog to lay face down.

Kunyomi

ふせ*る to lay face down - also means, "to keep this a secret, to hide the truth from outsiders."
★☆☆☆☆

Jukugo

降伏(こうふく)

surrender ★☆☆☆☆
(descend /rainfall / get out of vehicle ) + (lay face down) = 降伏 (surrender)

surrender - unlike the more casual 降参 (こうさん), 降伏 is used when you, like, lose a war.

Synonyms

surrender
降参する    降伏    自首