四つん這い
Meanings
Noun
1. crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
Other spellings
四つんばい
Kanji used
Pitch accent
よつんばい
Examples6
彼
He crept on all fours like a cat.
彼
He got down on all fours and started searching for the ring.
赤ん坊
The baby crawled on hands and knees.
赤ちゃん
The baby was crawling on all fours.
四つんばい
You can slip through the fence on all fours.
人間
It crawls on all fours as a baby, then learns to walk on two legs, and finally needs a cane in old age.