Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 四つん這い(よっつんばい) in Japanese

四つん這い, 四つんばい
Kana Reading
よっつんばい, よつんばい
Romaji
yottsunbai, yotsunbai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    (crawl) on all fours; on one's hands and feet; falling flat
    Example sentence
    のように四つんばいはった He crept on all fours like a cat.

Examples of 四つん這い, 四つんばい, よっつんばい, よつんばい in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 5

5 strokes

four

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: よ, よ.つ, よっ.つ, よん

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10 strokes

crawl, creep, grovel, trail (vines)

On'Yomi: シャ, ゲン

Kun'Yomi: は.う, は.い, むか.える, この

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