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01godan verb · intransitive

usually kana

to kneel (in respect); to genuflect

彼女はひざまずいて神に祈りをささげた。

She prayed to God on her knees.

私たちは跪いて祈った。

We knelt down to pray.

跪いてあの娘に頼んだよ。

And I begged her on my bended knees.

膝まづく (word containing irregular kanji usage)ひざまづく

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