Word Meaning

いざり izari

躄 is read as いざり (izari) and means cripple.

Meaning

English

  1. cripple
  2. crawling on the ground
  3. shuffling on one's knees

Reading

Kana

いざり

Romaji

izari

Writing Variants

  • 膝行 いざり izari

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Rank 161827 Priority Z

Example Sentences

5

けがをしたかれはゆかをいざってすすんだ。

Because he was injured, he moved forward by crawling on the floor.

そのろうじんはあしがわるく、いざるようにあるいていた。

The old man's legs were impaired, and he walked with difficulty.

こどもはあそびながらたたみのうえをいざっていた。

The child was crawling across the tatami while playing.

かれはいざりのみでありながらまいにちはたらきつづけた。

Even though he was crippled, he kept working every day.

せんせいは、へきがはいながらすすむことやあしのふじゆうさをあらわすじだとせつめいした。

The teacher explained that this character means to crawl or refers to impaired movement of the legs.