蹲る

Japanese

Kanji in this term
うずくま
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
踞る

Etymology

The うず(uzu) element is also found in (うず)() (uzui).[1][2]

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Pronunciation

Verb

(うずくま) • (uzukumaru) intransitive godan (stem (うずくま) (uzukumari), past (うずくま)った (uzukumatta))

  1. crouch
  2. squat

Conjugation

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 蹲る”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten) (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  4. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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