Japanese

よじ

よじのぼる
Meaning: to clamber up; to scramble up; to scale
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present よじ登る よじ登らない
Polite よじ登ります よじ登りません
Past よじ登った よじ登らなかった
Polite + Past よじ登りました よじ登りませんでした
Te-form よじ登って よじ登らなくて
Potential よじ登れる よじ登れない
Passive よじ登られる よじ登られない
Causative よじ登らせる よじ登らせない
Causative + Passive よじ登らされる よじ登らされない
Imperative よじ登れ よじ登るな

Handwriting

よ
じ
登
る

Example

He desperately scrambled up the steep cliff.

Usage Notes

Describes the action of climbing something steep or difficult by using both hands and feet.

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