ほ
匍
ふく
匐
ぜん
前
しん
進

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

Messages.yoji.
  1. crawling forward (on one's stomach).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ほ
匍
ふく
匐
ぜん
前
しん
進
 匍匐前進 ほふくぜんしん
　
ほ
　
ふ
　
く
ぜん
前
しん
進
 ほふく前進 ほふくぜんしん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

crawl, creep
ホ　は.う (Kentei 1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
for the first time, not until
ホ　フ　はじ.めて (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
crawl
フク　ホク (Kentei 1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
to fill, roll of cloth
フク　ヒョク　ヒキ
delicious(旨) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
in front, before
まえ　ゼン　さき (2nd, N5)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
cutting off feet as form of punishment
ゲツ　グチ　ゴツ
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ
advance, proceed, progress
シン　すす.む　のぶ (3rd, N3)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ　スイ　とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ　あるじ　ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)