躄る

Japanese

Kanji in this term
いざ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
膝行る

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) [ìzáꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [iza̠ɾɯ̟]

Verb

(いざ) • (izaruゐざる (wizaru)?godan (stem (いざ) (izari), past (いざ)った (izatta))

  1. to slide on one's knees without standing up
    Synonym: 膝行する (shikkō suru)
  2. (transitive) to move (something) from its current position
    (すこ)(せき)(いざ)
    sukoshi seki o izaru
    slide back the seat a bit
  3. (of a boat or other craft) to scrape the bottom of a body of water

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