跪く

Japanese

Kanji in this term
跪
ひざまず
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “膝 + ま?? + 付く”) Derived from 膝 (hiza, “knee”). Cognate with Sawada Miyako 膝じぃー (psamazïï, “kneeling”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ひざまず​く [hìzámázúꜜkù] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [çiza̠ma̠zɨᵝkɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

跪(ひざまず)く • (hizamazuku) ←ひざまづく (fizamaduku)?intransitive godan (stem 跪(ひざまず)き (hizamazuki), past 跪(ひざまず)いた (hizamazuita))

  1. to kneel

Conjugation

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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