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立ち止まる

JLPT N2 · Vocabulary

立ち止まる — “to stop (walking), to halt, to stand still”

立ち止まる (read たちどまる) means to stop (walking), to halt, to stand still. It appears on the JLPT N2 vocabulary list and is a verb.

Reading

たちどまる

Meaning

to stop (walking), to halt, to stand still

立ち止まる in a sentence

立ち止まったちどまって考えるかんがえる。

To stop and think.

The kanji in 立ち止まる

立to stand
止to stop

Words that share a kanji with 立ち止まる

立つたつ— to stand up
役に立つやくにたつ— to be useful, to be helpful
立派りっぱ— splendid, fine, respectable
立ち上がるたちあがる— to stand up, to rise
立場たちば— standpoint, position, situation
独立どくりつ— independence, self-reliance
対立たいりつ— confrontation, conflict, opposition
献立こんだて— menu, meal plan, bill of fare

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