蹲る

Japanese

Kanji in this term
うずくま
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
踞る

Etymology

The うず(uzu) element is also found in (うず)() (uzui).[1][2]

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Pronunciation

Verb

(うずくま) • (uzukumaruintransitive godan (stem (うずくま) (uzukumari), past (うずくま)った (uzukumatta))

  1. to crouch; to squat
    Synonyms: かがむ, しゃがむ, つくばう

Conjugation

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 蹲る”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  3. 3.0 3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  4. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN