匍匐

ほふく

Also written 蒲伏

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive creeping; crawling; sneaking

Kanji

• 匍 crawl; creep. Read as ホ.
• 匐 crawl. Read as フク.

Example sentences

• 我々は敵軍に向かってほふく前進した。
  We crept toward the enemy.
• 日本のどこに体育でほふく前進やらせる学校があるんだよ。
  Where in all Japan is there a school that has 'advance at the crawl' in P.E.?!
• ほふく前進はもっと素早くゴキブリのように這え！
  Crawl forward is done much more agilely - scuttle like a cockroach!

Words containing 匍匐

• 匍匐茎 (ほふくけい) stolon
• 匍匐前進 (ほふくぜんしん) crawling forward (on one's stomach)

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