腹ばい、腹這い
はらばい
harabai
JMdict entry #1501240
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
猫が垣根の下を腹ばいになって進む。
neko ga kakine no shita wo harabai ni naxtsu te susumu 。
The cat crept under the hedge.
広大な氷の上では腹ばいになって寝る。
koudai na koori no ue de ha harabai ni naxtsu te neru 。
On the open ice a bear may lie on its stomach.