Tsukuba

Japanese: 蹲 - つくばう
Tsukuba
〘Self Wa 5 (Ha 4)〙 (meaning "crawl on one's hands and knees") ① To get on all fours. To crouch. To squat. To bend. To tsukumau. To tsukubaru. ※Sarugaku Dangi (1430), Noh coloring: "As Ushi-dayu was about to open his mouth to speak, he turned towards the drummer and tsukumau." ② To prostrate oneself. To bow deeply. To squat. To tsukumau. ※Meigoki (1275), 9: "What about tsukubafu? Is this what you do when you are in front of someone you respect?" ③ To be disheartened. To become useless. To weaken. To tsukumau. ※Joruri, Jitō Tenno Uta Gunpō (1713), 5: "The Emperor of Fortune tsukubafu grabs her clothes and pulls her out."

Uzu-suma-ru [squatting]

〘Transitive 4th radical〙 Does it mean to gather together in a crouched position? ※Kojiki (712), Vol. 2, Folk Song: "The sparrows in the garden, Uzusumari, are here, and today, too, we are living in a world of sake." [Additional note] This is the only example found in the Kojiki, Vol. 2, Folk Song, and the meaning is unclear. It has been suggested that "sumaru" is related to the "sumaru" in "misumaru (misumaru)," and "uzu" is related to the "uzu" in "uzukumaru (squatting)," or the "uji" in "ujimushi (maggot)."

Crouching [Squatting]

〘Noun〙 A type of ceramic flower vase. Found in Koshigaraki, Koiga, etc., it is 10 to 20 centimeters tall and has a wide base, and is named after the likeness of a person crouching. Before the Muromachi period, it was used by farmers for tea jars and oil jars. It became known after tea masters prized it.

Crouching Bear/Crouching Bear

〘Self-Ha 4〙 A variation of the word "zukumaru (crouching)". ※Ukiyo-zoshi, Amorous Life of a Woman (1686), 3 "In a corner of the spacious house, a long-time relative of his wife, Chikanori , was crouching alone while waiting for his turn to bring in the food."

Tsukubae Tsukubae [Square]

〘noun〙 = Tsukubai (water basin) ※A person named Takezawa Sensei (1924-25)〈Nagayo Yoshiro〉Takezawa Sensei's Cherry Blossom Viewing "Having said this, the teacher got up, squatted on the veranda, and poured water from the tsukubai onto the plum blossoms in the pot."

Tsukuma/ Utsukumafu [Squatting]

〘Self-consciousness Ha 4〙 (also "Tsugumau") = Tsukubau (Squatting) ※ Gyokujinsho (1563) 22 "A goose, with its wings spread and its head swollen, was perched on the branch of a boxwood tree."

Tsukuba-ru [Squatting]

〘 self-conjugated 5th (4th) 〙 To squat. To crouch. To turn into a ball. ※Miscellaneous haiku, Yanagi Taru-ni (1767) "The story of the person who turned into a ball is written in the ground."

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:
〘自ワ五（ハ四）〙 (「突き這う」の意)① よつんばいになる。うずくまる。しゃがむ。かがむ。つくまう。つくばる。※申楽談儀（1430）能の色どり「牛大夫は、開口(かいこ)言はんとては、鼓打の方へ向き、つくばひて」② 平伏する。平身低頭する。蹲踞する。つくまう。※名語記（1275）九「つくばふ、如何。これは うやまう人の御前などに候時の事歟」③ くじけおれる。だめになる。衰える。つくまう。※浄瑠璃・持統天皇歌軍法（1713）五「運のつくばふ天皇殿と御衣をつかんで引出す」

うず‐すま・る【蹲】

〘自ラ四〙 うずくまって集まる意か。※古事記（712）下・歌謡「庭雀 宇受須麻理(ウズスマリ)ゐて 今日もかも 酒みづくらし」[補注]「古事記‐下・歌謡」に見える例だけで語義についてははっきりしない。「すまる」は「みすまる（御統）」の「すまる」、「うず」は「うずくまる（蹲）」の「うず」、または「うじむし（蛆虫）」の「うじ」との関係が説かれている。

うずくまる【蹲】

〘名〙 陶製花生けの一種。古信楽(こしがらき)、古伊賀などにあり、高さ一〇～二〇センチメートル、底が広く、人がうずくまっている姿に見立てた呼称。室町以前に農家で茶壺、油壺などに用いた。茶人が珍重してから知られるようになった。

うずくま・う うずくまふ【蹲】

〘自ハ四〙 「うずくまる（蹲）」の変化した語。※浮世草子・好色一代女（1686）三「広敷の片隅にお家久しき親仁、肴入(さかないれ)の番の為に独うづくまひてふしける」

つくばえ つくばへ【蹲】

〘名〙 ＝つくばい（蹲）※竹沢先生と云ふ人（1924‐25）〈長与善郎〉竹沢先生の花見「先生はさう云って起って、縁にしゃがみ、鉢の梅につくばへの水をかけてゐた」

つくま・う つくまふ【蹲】

〘自ハ四〙 (「つぐまう」とも) ＝つくばう（蹲）※玉塵抄（1563）二二「鵝の鳥がはねをのしてえぶくれて柘の木の枝についつぐまうていたぞ」

つくば・る【蹲】

〘自ラ五（四）〙 しゃがむ。うずくまる。つくまる。※雑俳・柳多留‐二（1767）「つくばった噺は土へ何か書」

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