匍匐前進 ほふくぜんしん Also written ほふく前進 Meanings Noun, する verb, Intransitive crawling forward (on one's stomach) Kanji 匍 crawl; creep. Read as ホ. 匐 crawl. Read as フク. 前 front. Read as ゼン. 進 advance. Read as シン. Word lists Yojijukugo (四字熟語) Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists