はう
Meanings
Godan verb
Intransitive verb
1. to crawl; to creep; to go on all fours
2. to slither; to wriggle
3. to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread; to creep
Other spellings
這う
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
はう
Used in vocabulary
Examples11
赤ん坊
Babies crawl before they walk.
赤ちゃん
The baby crept into the room.
彼らの
Their baby has just started to crawl.
彼ら
They crept forward.
我々
We crawled like so many ants along the mountain pass.
赤ん坊
The baby crawled on hands and knees.