膝ひざ立だち

noun

kneeling; kneeling position

Refers to the posture of being on one's knees, often with the upper body upright. Used in contexts such as martial arts, traditional settings, or physical descriptions.

• 剣けん道どうの稽けい古こでは、膝ひざ立だちの姿し勢せいから技わざをかける練れん習しゅうをする。

  In kendo practice, we train techniques starting from a kneeling position.

• 彼かれは床ゆかに膝ひざ立だちになって、落おちた物ものを拾ひろった。

  He knelt down on the floor and picked up the fallen item.