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蹲

蹲: to crouch

to crouch; to squat
19 strokesNames & literary · Rare kanji (1級 range)in 4 words here

Readings

On
ソン・シュン
Kun
つくばう・うずくまる

Verbs 蹲る (うずくまる, to crouch) and 蹲う (つくばう); 蹲 is also the stone basin in a tea garden, and 蹲踞 (そんきょ) the squat in sumo.

Key words

蹲るうずくまるto crouch; to squat
蹲踞そんきょsquatting posture
蹲つくばいstone washbasin in a tea garden
蹲うつくばうto crouch

Example sentences

Unable to bear the pain in his stomach, he crouched down by the roadside.

At the entrance to the tea room there is a stone basin for purifying the hands.

The wrestlers took the squatting posture at the center of the ring and quietly waited for the face-off.

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