Word Meaning 四つ這い

よつばい yotsubai

四つ這い is read as よつばい (yotsubai) and means crawling on all fours.

Meaning

English

  1. crawling on all fours
  2. being on all fours
  3. being on one's hands and knees

Reading

Kana

よつばい

Romaji

yotsubai

Writing Variants

  • 四つばい よつばい yotsubai

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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四つん這い

よつんばい

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

four

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)