What does 這う mean?
這う is a Japanese verb meaning “to creep, to crawl” in English. It can also be translated as “to slither, to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.)” depending on context. It is written as 這う in kanji, はう in hiragana, and hau in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentence
赤ん坊は歩く前にはう。
Babies crawl before they walk.