片膝 | [かたひざ, katahiza] (n) (See 片膝を突く・かたひざをつく, 片膝を立てる・かたひざをたてる) one knee [Add to Longdo] |
片膝を突く;片膝をつく | [かたひざをつく, katahizawotsuku] (exp, v5k) (See 突く・つく・3) to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect [Add to Longdo] |
片膝を立てる | [かたひざをたてる, katahizawotateru] (exp, v1) to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up [Add to Longdo] |
He ducked down on one knee. | 彼は片膝をついて身をかがめた。 |
Or-- or if He've been electrocuted we will be genuflecting in front of a chair. | [JP] さ、さもなければ 電気椅子の前に 片膝をついただろう Night Train to Lisbon (2013) |