Word details

四つん這い

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 四つん這い.

Dictionary

Entry

四つん這い四つんばいつんばいNounFreq #15221
1

crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees

Examples
彼は猫のように四つんばいにはった。
He crept on all fours like a cat.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

four

5 strokesFrequency 47JLPT N4Grade 1

On

Kun

よ.つよっ.つよん

Nanori

よつ

crawl, creep, grovel, trail (vines)

11 strokesGrade 9

On

シャゲン

Kun

は.うは.いむか.えるこの

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