Word Meaning 匍匐

ほふく hofuku

匍匐 is read as ほふく (hofuku) and means creeping.

Meaning

English

  1. creeping
  2. crawling
  3. sneaking

Reading

Kana

ほふく

Romaji

hofuku

Writing Variants

  • 蒲伏 ほふく hofuku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

匍匐前進

ほふくぜんしん

crawling forward (on one's stomach)

匍匐茎

ほふくけい

stolon

Example Sentences

10

へいしはほふくしてぜんしんした。

The soldier crawled forward.

あかちゃんがゆかをほふくしている。

The baby is crawling on the floor.

かれはくさむらをほふくですすんだ。

He moved by crawling through the grass.

ほふくしながらてきにちかづく。

Approach the enemy while crawling.

ねこがひくくほふくしてえものをねらう。

The cat crouches low and crawls toward its prey.

くんれんではほふくぜんしんをくりかえした。

In training, they repeatedly practiced crawling forward.

かれはどろのなかをほふくしてすすんだ。

He crawled through the mud.

ほふくでしかとおれないせまいみちだ。

It’s a narrow path that can only be passed by crawling.

かれらはしずかにほふくしてちかづいた。

They quietly crawled closer.

"You've sprained your ankle and can't walk can you?" "No, I'm fine! I can move forward at a crawl!"