四よつん這ばい

noun

on all fours; crawling on hands and knees

Describes the posture of being on hands and knees, or moving in that position. Often used with verbs like なる or 這う.

• 赤あかちゃんが四よつん這ばいで部屋へやの中なかを動うごき回まわっている。

  The baby is crawling around the room on all fours.

• 彼かれは四よつん這ばいになって床ゆかのペンを探さがした。

  He got down on his hands and knees and looked for the pen on the floor.