Word details

片膝をつく

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 片膝をつく.

Dictionary

Entry

片膝をつく片膝を突くかたひざをつくExpressionGodan verbFreq #16595
1

to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect

Examples
彼は片膝をついて身をかがめた。
He ducked down on one knee.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

one-sided, leaf, sheet, right-side kata radical (no. 91)

4 strokesFrequency 1,076JLPT N2Grade 6

On

ヘン

Kun

かた-かた

knee, lap

15 strokesFrequency 2,320Grade 8

On

シツ

Kun

ひざ

stab, protruding, thrust, pierce, prick, collision, sudden

8 strokesFrequency 521JLPT N2Grade 8

On

トツ

Kun

つ.く

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