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    3. 膝をつく

    膝をつく

    膝ひざを​つ​く​

    to fall to one's knees

    NTVerbDaily LifeKanji Vocab20 strokes

    膝を突く

    ひざをつく

    Verb

    1.
    to fall to one's knees, to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

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    Characters that make up this word

    膝
    ひざ…(1)
    knee・lap
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    つ
    tsu
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
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