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

to humbly implore
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

Writing Variants

七重のひざを八重に折る ななえのひざをやえにおる nanaenohizaoyae ni oru

Stroke Sequence

10 Characters • 52 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 2級 Proverb ✓ Rank 153319 Priority Y

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七転八倒

しちてんばっとう

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七難八苦

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折重ねる

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to fold and pile up

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やえ

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なくて七癖あって四十八癖

なくてななくせあってしじゅうはっくせ

every person has their eccentricities