Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to grovel, to go down on one's hands and knees.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
 
 
這いつくばう はいつくばう
 
 
這い蹲う はいつくばう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

crawl, creep, grovel
は.う シャ ゲン (Kentei Pre-1)
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
walk, walking, road radical variant (no. 162)
チャク