Illustration: On a residential footpath, a pedestrian has abruptly stopped walking to let a tiny duckling cross directly in front of their shoes. Both feet are now planted, the torso remains slightly inclined from the interrupted stride, and a shoulder bag still swings forward.

JLPT N2verbLevel estimated by Bebop

立たち止どまる

tachidomaru

to stop, to pause

Example sentences

彼かれは立たち止どまってポスターをのぞき込こんだ。
He paused to look at the poster.
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立たち止どまるな。
Move along now.
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彼かれは急きゅうに立たち止どまった。
He stopped short.
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Kanji in 立止

立stand; riseOnリツ・リュウ・リットルKunたつ・たち-・たてる
止stop; haltOnシKunとまる・とめる・とどめる

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