腹ばい はらばい Also written 腹這い Meanings Noun lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl Kanji 腹 belly. Read as はら. Example sentences その男の子はテレビを見ながら腹這いに寝そべっていた。The boy was lying on his stomach watching TV. Common phrases 腹ばいになる Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists