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 2026.3.28 9:56
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