Japanese

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Alternative spellings
腹這い
腹這 (dated)
腹ばい

Pronunciation

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Noun

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はらばい (harabaiはらばひ (farabafi)?

  1. lying on one's stomach
  2. crawling on one's stomach (on all fours)

Verb

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はらばい (harabaiはらばひ (farabafi)?

  1. stem or continuative form of はらばう (harabau) [godan]

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN