伏線 (ふくせん) — foreshadowing

伏線 is read ふくせん and listed as a noun. Meaning: foreshadowing.

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Related words

Other words in the dictionary that share a kanji with 伏線.

  • 伏兵 ふくへい ambush
  • 潜伏 せんぷく concealment
  • 起伏 きふく undulation
  • 降伏 こうふく surrender
  • 伏せる ふせる to lay (something) face down
  • 一線 いっせん one line
  • 沿線 えんせん places alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.
  • 横線 おうせん horizontal line
  • 回線 かいせん circuit
  • 幹線 かんせん main line
  • 曲線 きょくせん curve
  • 線香 せんこう incense stick