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片膝をつく (かたひざをつく) — to kneel down on one knee | Kumi Dictionary

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片膝をつく

片膝をつく

片かた膝ひざをつく

to kneel down on one knee

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片膝を突く片ひざをつく

かたひざをつく

Verb

1.

to kneel down on one knee, to genuflect

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Kanji that make up this word

かた-・かた…(1)

one-sided・leaf・sheet・right-side kata radical (no. 91)

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