膝ひざが笑わらう

ひ

ざ

が

わ

ら

う

Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-u)

knees about to give way; knees buckling

idiomatic expression

Idiomatic expression describing a sensation of weakness or trembling in the knees, often from fear, exhaustion, or nervousness. The knees are personified as 'laughing' (笑う) to convey the unsteady, wobbling feeling.

緊きん張ちょうで膝ひざが笑わらっていた。
My knees were shaking from nervousness.
長ながい階かい

段だん

を

上のぼ

っ

た

後あと

、

膝ひざ

が

笑わら

っ

て

立た

っ

て

い

られ

なかっ

た

。

After climbing the long stairs, my knees were about to give way and I couldn't stand.