Word Meaning 這う

はう hau

這う is read as はう (hau) and means to slither.

Meaning

English

  1. to slither
  2. to wriggle
  3. to crawl
  4. to creep
  5. to go on all fours
  6. to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.)
  7. to spread

Reading

Kana

はう

Romaji

hau

Writing Variants

  • 延う はう hau
  • 匍う はう hau

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Example Sentences

2

かれはあやまるためにゆかをはうようなしせいになった。

He took a posture as if crawling on the floor to apologize.

こいきりがたにをはうようにながれていた。

A thick fog drifted through the valley as if creeping along.