N2Verb

🏃Actions & Movement

立ち止まるたちどまる

tachidomaru

to stop, to halt, to stand still

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Example sentence

彼は立ち止まってたばこを吸った。

He stopped to smoke.

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Kanji in 立ち止まる

Sentences with 立ち止まる

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
立つ	N5	たつ	たつto stand up
止まる	N5	とまる	とまるto come to a halt
立派	N5	りっぱ	りっぱsplendid, fine
止める	N4	とめる	とめるto stop / halt / park (something physical or an action; e.g. 車[くるま]を止[と]める = stop a car)
立てる	N4	たてる	たてるto stand (something) up, to erect (something)
止める	N4	やめる	やめるto quit / stop (an activity, job, habit; e.g. 仕事[しごと]をやめる = quit a job)
止む	N4	やむ	やむto cease, to stop
役に立つ	N4	やくにたつ	やくにたつto be helpful, to be useful

More Actions & Movement words

Word	Reading	Meaning
発	はつ	はつto depart (e.g., on a plane, train)
熱する	ねっする	ねっするto heat
目指す	めざす	めざすto aim at, to have an eye on
狙う	ねらう	ねらうto aim at
迫る	せまる	せまるto draw near, to press
巡る	めぐる	めぐるto go around
潰す	つぶす	つぶすto smash, to waste
もたれる	もたれる	もたれるto lean against, to lean on

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