JLPT N1 Advanced
蹲る
「うずくまる」
To crouch, squat, or curl the body into a ball.
Readings
Other forms
うずくまります polite form
うずくまって te-form
うずくまった plain past
踞る rare kanji
1 Verb (intransitive)
To crouch or squat down
Describes lowering the body and bending the knees to curl up into a compact, ball-like shape.
Example
子供 が 机 の 下 に うずくまって 、 かくれんぼ を して いた 。
The child was crouching under the desk, playing hide-and-seek.
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2 Verb (intransitive)
To huddle or cower (from cold, fear, or pain)
Indicates cowering or huddling the body as a protective reaction to pain, fear, or cold.
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