Illustration: In a Japanese apartment living room, an adult crawls beneath a low dining table to retrieve a runaway mandarin. Both knees and one palm support their body while the other hand reaches forward, with their back nearly brushing the tabletop. The fruit has rolled just beyond their fingertips.

はう

hau

to crawl, to creep

Example sentences

赤あかん坊ぼうは歩あるく前まえにはう。
Babies crawl before they walk.
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彼かれは足あしに何なにかが這はい上あがってくるのを感かんじた。
He felt something crawl up his leg.
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赤あかちゃんは部屋へやに這はってきた。
The baby crept into the room.
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