Dictionary / Vocabulary / 這う
はう
to crawl; to creep; to go on all fours; to slither
JLPT N2 common word Also written 匍う、延う
ほふく前進はもっと素早くゴキブリのように這え！
Crawl forward is done much more agilely - scuttle like a cockroach!
彼らの赤ちゃんはちょうど這い始めたところです。
Their baby has just started to crawl.
彼は足に何かが這い上がってくるのを感じた。
He felt something crawl up his leg.