Frequency rank: 27,000. – 27,198. (for form 片膝をつく: 10,589. – 10,602.)
- to kneel down on one knee; to genuflectsee also 突く【つく】
expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Forms
- 片膝を突く【かたひざをつく】Frequency rank: 27,000. – 27,198.
- 片膝をつく【かたひざをつく】Frequency rank: 10,589. – 10,602.
- かたひざをつく
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to kneel down on one knee
- to genuflect
This phrase is often used to describe the physical act of kneeling, typically in a formal or respectful context, such as during a ceremony or when addressing someone of higher status.
He knelt down on one knee in front of the deity.
This meaning refers to the act of bending one knee to the ground, often as a sign of respect or worship in religious settings.
Generated collocations (experimental)
かたひざをついて片膝を突いてれい礼をするto kneel on one knee to bowかたひざをつく片膝を突くしせい姿勢the posture of kneeling on one kneeかたひざをついて片膝を突いていのる祈るto kneel on one knee to prayかたひざをつく片膝を突くたいみんぐタイミングthe timing to kneel on one kneeかたひざをついている片膝を突いているあいだ間while kneeling on one kneeけいい敬意をあらわして表してかたひざをつく片膝を突くto genuflect in respectかたひざをつく片膝を突くことthe act of kneeling on one kneeかたひざをつく片膝を突くどうさ動作the action of kneeling down on one kneeかたひざをついた片膝を突いたじょうたい状態the state of being on one knee
Lingaku