Word Meaning 四つん這い

よつんばい yotsumbai

四つん這い is read as よつんばい (yotsumbai) and means crawling on all fours.

Meaning

English

crawling on all fours
being on all fours
being on one's hands and knees

Reading

Kana

よつんばい

Romaji

yotsumbai

Writing Variants

四つんばい よつんばい yotsumbai

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

四つ這い

よつばい

crawling on all fours

四角い

しかくい

square

四季の移ろい

しきのうつろい

passage of the seasons

四

し

four

四

よん

four

四方

しほう

four sides (of a square)

四十

よんじゅう

forty

四つ

よっつ

burakumin

四千

よんせん

four thousand

四隅

よすみ

four corners

四季

しき

the four seasons

四本

よんほん

four (long cylindrical things)

Example Sentences

床にピアスを落としてしまい、四つん這いになって探した。

I dropped an earring on the floor and had to get down on all fours to find it.