also: ひざまづく
跪く · godan verb (-ku)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 跪く | 跪かない |
| Polite | 跪きます | 跪きません |
| Past polite | 跪きました | 跪きませんでした |
| Past | 跪いた | 跪かなかった |
| Te-form | 跪いて | 跪かないで |
| Desire | 跪きたい | 跪きたくない |
| Potential | 跪ける | 跪けない |
| Passive | 跪かれる | 跪かれない |
| Causative | 跪かせる | 跪かせない |
| Causative passive | 跪かせられるalso 跪かされる | 跪かせられないalso 跪かされない |
| Volitional | 跪こう | |
| Polite volitional | 跪きましょう | |
| Imperative | 跪け | 跪くな |
| Conditional | 跪けば | 跪かなければ |
| Tara conditional | 跪いたら | 跪かなかったら |
godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb
kneel; genuflect
Used for kneeling down, typically as a gesture of respect, submission, or formal apology. Often implies a deliberate, respectful action rather than just being on one's knees.
He knelt before the king.
To express his apology, he knelt on the floor.
He knelt before the king.
The soldiers knelt to the enemy general.
She knelt and prayed in the church.
He knelt down in tears and apologized.
Irregular kanji usage; まづく is a non-standard rendering of まずく. The reading ひざまづく is a variant pronunciation.
Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.