膝行

Chinese

		knee	to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional
trad. (膝行)		膝	行
simp. #(膝行)		膝	行

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīxíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīxíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sisíng
    • Wade–Giles: hsi¹-hsing²
    • Yale: syī-syíng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shishyng
    • Palladius: сисин (sisin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/

Verb

膝行

1. to walk on one's knees

Japanese

Kanji in this term
膝	行
しつ > しっ Grade: S	こう Grade: 2
kan’on

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕik̚ko̞ː]

Noun

膝(しっ)行(こう) • (shikkō) 

1. moving forward or backward by sliding on one's knees

Verb

膝(しっ)行(こう)する • (shikkō suru) suru (stem 膝(しっ)行(こう)し (shikkō shi), past 膝(しっ)行(こう)した (shikkō shita))

1. to slide on one's knees

Usage notes

Sliding on one's knees without standing is a mark of humility. It is most often done before an altar or, historically, before a high-ranking nobleman or samurai.

Inflection

Conjugation of "膝行する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	膝行し	しっこうし	shikkō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	膝行し	しっこうし	shikkō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	膝行する	しっこうする	shikkō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	膝行する	しっこうする	shikkō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	膝行すれ	しっこうすれ	shikkō sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	膝行せよ¹ 膝行しろ²	しっこうせよ¹ しっこうしろ²	shikkō seyo¹ shikkō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	膝行される	しっこうされる	shikkō sareru
Causative	膝行させる 膝行さす	しっこうさせる しっこうさす	shikkō saseru shikkō sasu
Potential	膝行できる	しっこうできる	shikkō dekiru
Volitional	膝行しよう	しっこうしよう	shikkō shiyō
Negative	膝行しない	しっこうしない	shikkō shinai
Negative continuative	膝行せず	しっこうせず	shikkō sezu
Formal	膝行します	しっこうします	shikkō shimasu
Perfective	膝行した	しっこうした	shikkō shita
Conjunctive	膝行して	しっこうして	shikkō shite
Hypothetical conditional	膝行すれば	しっこうすれば	shikkō sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative