跪く
Meanings
Godan verb
Intransitive verb
1. to kneel (in respect); to genuflect (Usually kana)
Other spellings
ひざまずく
Other readings
Kanji used
Pitch accent
ひざまずく
Examples8
彼女
She prayed to God on her knees.
彼ら
They knelt down and prayed that the war would end soon.
彼女
She went down on her knees to pray.
跪いて
And I begged her on my bended knees.
私たち
We knelt down to pray.
彼
He got down on his knees and prayed for the souls of the deceased.