Word Meaning 七重の膝を八重に折る

ななえのひざをやえにおる nanae no hiza o yae ni oru

七重の膝を八重に折る is read as ななえのひざをやえにおる (nanae no hiza o yae ni oru) and means to humbly implore.

Meaning

English

  1. to humbly implore
  2. to beg profusely

Reading

Kana

ななえのひざをやえにおる

Romaji

nanae no hiza o yae ni oru

Stroke Sequence

10 Characters • 52 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 2級 Proverb Rank 154554 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

七花八裂

しちかはちれつ

being torn to pieces

七重

ななえ

sevenfold

七転八起

しちてんはっき

the vicissitudes of life

七転び八起き

ななころびやおき

the vicissitudes of life

七転八倒

しちてんばっとう

tossing oneself about in great pain

七難八苦

しちなんはっく

a series of disasters

折り重なる

おりかさなる

to lie on top of one another

折り重ねる

おりかさねる

to fold and pile up

八重桜

やえざくら

double-flowered cherry tree

八重

やえ

multilayered

八重山椰子

やえやまやし

Satake palm (Satakentia liukiuensis)