shuffling on one's knees; crawling on the ground
Describes moving while seated or kneeling, pulling oneself along with the hands or shuffling on the knees, often due to inability to walk.
He injured his leg and moved around the room by shuffling on his knees.
cripple; person who cannot walk
Sensitive and now largely considered derogatory; used historically to refer to a person with a mobility impairment. Modern usage is rare and may be offensive.
In old documents, the word 'izari' was used to refer to people with physical disabilities.
frogfish; striated frogfish
Standard kanji spelling for this word; literally 'knee-going'.
Rare kanji form; may not be widely recognized.
Derived from the verb いざる (to shuffle on one's knees). The kanji 膝行 literally means 'knee-going', while 躄 is a less common character for the same concept. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.