noun, takes する

  1. sitting with one knee drawn up.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
立て膝 たてひざ
立膝 たてひざ
 
 
 
立てひざ たてひざ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
knee, lap
ひざ シツ (11th)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
lacquer(漆) variant
シツ うるし
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
water radical variant (no. 85)
スイ