仰 向(あおむ)け

あおむけ

noun

lying face up; supine position

1. lying face up; supine position

The position of lying with one's face and front of body facing upward.

仰向(あおむ)けに寝(ね)る。

To sleep on one's back.

空(そら)を見(み)ながら仰向(あおむ)けになった。

I lay on my back looking at the sky.

仰向(あおむ)けの姿勢(しせい)でストレッチをする。

To stretch in a supine position.

仰向(あおむ)け describes the supine position — lying with the face and body facing upward. It contrasts with 俯(うつぶ)せ (face down, prone).

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

仰向(あおむ)けになる: to lie on one's back
仰向(あおむ)けに寝(ね)る: to sleep on one's back
仰向(あおむ)けに倒(たお)れる: to fall backward
仰向(あおむ)けの姿勢(しせい): supine position

USAGE:
Used in everyday descriptions of body position, medical/health contexts (sleeping posture, exercises), and in narrative writing describing someone who has fallen or is resting.

KANJI NOTE:
The reading combines 仰(あお) (to look up) and 向(む)け (facing). Sometimes written in hiragana as あおむけ.

Related Words

Antonym: 俯(うつぶ)せ (face down)

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Added 2026.1.16 17:09 · Revised 2026.6.7 6:14

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