SuGoiSuす語彙す爬
爬: crawl
crawl; scratch
8 strokesNames & literary · Rare kanji (1級 range)in 2 words here
Readings
On
ハ
Kunかく・はう
Almost always the on-reading ハ, as in 爬虫類 (reptiles); the kun reading はう is rare and usually written 這う.
Key words
爬虫類はちゅうるいreptile
爬虫はちゅうreptile (short form)
爬行はこうcrawling
掻爬そうはcurettage (medical)
Example sentences
トカゲやヘビは爬虫類の仲間だ。
Lizards and snakes are reptiles.
爬行する動物の足跡が、砂地にくっきり残っていた。
The tracks of a crawling animal were clearly left in the sand.
大学の爬虫類学者が、島で新種のトカゲを見つけた。
A university herpetologist found a new species of lizard on the island.