ひざまずく
Hizamazuku
Usually written in kana.
Other forms: 膝まづく、膝まずく
Also read: ひざまづく
跪く (Hizamazuku) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to kneel (in respect), to genuflect”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto kneel (in respect); to genuflect
Examples
私たちは跪いて祈った。
We knelt down to pray.
跪いてあの娘に頼んだよ。
And I begged her on my bended knees.
彼女はひざまずいて祈った。
She went down on her knees to pray.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).