這う・匍う・延う|はうhau[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- godan verb, intransitive verbto crawl; to creep; to go on all fours
- godan verb, intransitive verbto slither; to wriggle
- godan verb, intransitive verbto trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread; to creep
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 這う(はう) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 這います(はいます) |
| Negative (nai) | 這わない(はわない) |
| polite (masen) | 這いません(はいません) |
| classical zu / nu | 這わず・這わぬ(はわず・はわぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 這った(はった) |
| polite (mashita) | 這いました(はいました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 這わなかった(はわなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 這いませんでした(はいませんでした) |
| Te form | 這って(はって) |
| Potential | 這える(はえる) |
| Passive | 這われる(はわれる) |
| Causative | 這わせる(はわせる) |
| Causative passive | 這わせられる・這わされる(はわせられる・はわされる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 這えば(はえば) |
| tara | 這ったら(はったら) |
| Volitional | 這おう(はおう) |
| polite (mashou) | 這いましょう(はいましょう) |
| Imperative | 這え(はえ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Related這いずるはいずるNeutralCrawling with the body low against the ground, often suggesting a struggle or a pitiful state; 「這う」 is general crawling and also covers vines trailing.
- Related匍匐ほふくWrittenA noun used in formal prose for crawling forward on one's belly, mostly in military contexts; 「這う」 is the more everyday word.
- Antonym縮むちぢむNeutralMeans to shrink or contract; not a strict antonym of 「這う」 — opposite only in the sense of vines and the like spreading outward.
Use 「這う」 for crawling and for vines trailing, as in 「赤ちゃんが這う」; use 「這いずる」 for a struggling, wretched crawl, 「匍匐」 for military-style crawling, and 「縮む」 for shrinking.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


