Vocabulary

What does 立ち止まる (たちどまる, tachidomaru) mean?

立ち止まる (たちどまる, tachidomaru) means to stop, to come to a halt.

Quick facts
Reading	たちどまる
Romaji	tachidomaru
Part of speech	godan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N2

立ち止まるたちどまる

N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontachidomaru

to stop, to come to a halt

1godan verb · intransitive to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt

Example sentences

彼女(かのじょ)は急(きゅう)に立(た)ち止(ど)まった。
She suddenly stopped walking.
赤(あか)い花(はな)を見(み)て、思(おも)わず立(た)ち止(ど)まった。
Seeing the red flower, I unconsciously stopped in my tracks.