Japanese

はう
Meaning: to crawl; to creep
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 這う 這わない
Polite 這います 這いません
Past 這った 這わなかった
Polite + Past 這いました 這いませんでした
Te-form 這って 這わなくて
Potential 這える 這えない
Passive 這われる 這われない
Causative 這わせる 這わせない
Causative + Passive 這わされる 這わされない
Imperative 這え 這うな

Handwriting

這
う

Example

The baby is crawling energetically on the floor.

Usage Notes

Used for infants, animals like insects or snakes, or plants like ivy.

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