Japanese

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Kanji in this term
うずくま
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
踞る

Etymology

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The うず(uzu) element is also found in (うず)() (uzui).[1][2]

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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(うずくま) (uzukumaruintransitive godan (stem (うずくま) (uzukumari), past (うずくま)った (uzukumatta))

  1. crouch
  2. squat

Conjugation

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 蹲る”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000
  3. 3.0 3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  4. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN