Meaning of 立てこもる in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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立てこもる, 立て籠る, 立籠る, 楯籠る, 立て篭る
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Kana Readingたてこもる
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Romajitatekomoru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ru` ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
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Example Sentences
立てこもる, 立て籠る, 立籠る, 楯籠る, 立て篭る, たてこもる used in context
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心配になって見に行くと、彼はデパートのトイレに立てこもって出てこない様子でした。
When I got worried and went to check on him, it looked like he'd barricaded himself in the department's toilet and wasn't coming out.
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However the princess had barricaded herself in her room and wouldn't come out.
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Woman in a wheelchair holes up in supermarket.
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Kanji found in this word
stand up, rise, set up, erect
On: リツ, リュウ, リットル
Kun: た.つ, -た.つ, た.ち-, た.てる, -た.てる, た.て-, たて-, -た.て, -だ.て, -だ.てる
5 strokes
basket, devote oneself, seclude oneself, cage, coop, implied
On: ロウ, ル
Kun: かご, こ.める, こも.る, こ.む
22 strokes
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