Word details

腹ばい

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 腹ばい.

Dictionary

Entry

腹ばい腹這いらばいNounFreq #39381
1

lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl

Examples
その男の子はテレビを見ながら腹這いに寝そべっていた。
The boy was lying on his stomach watching TV.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

abdomen, belly, stomach

13 strokesFrequency 1,286JLPT N2Grade 6

On

フク

Kun

はら

crawl, creep, grovel, trail (vines)

11 strokesGrade 9

On

シャゲン

Kun

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