Word Meaning 立ちはだかる

たちはだかる tachihadakaru

立ちはだかる is read as たちはだかる (tachihadakaru) and means to stand in the way (e.g. of progress).

Meaning

English

to stand in the way (e.g. of progress)
to obstruct
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out)
to block the way

Reading

Kana

たちはだかる

Romaji

tachihadakaru

Writing Variants

立ち開かる たちはだかる tachihadakaru

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 18362 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

立ち止まる

たちどまる

to stop (in one's tracks)

立ち上がる

たちあがる

to make the initial charge

立ち去る

たちさる

to leave

立てる

たてる

to divide by

立ち入る

たちいる

to go deeply (into an issue)

立ち上げる

たちあげる

to start (something)

立ち直る

たちなおる

to recover

立ち寄る

たちよる

to drop in (at)

立て替える

たてかえる

to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later)

立ち至る

たちいたる

to come to (a serious state)

立ち返る

たちかえる

to come back (to)

立ち遅れる

たちおくれる

to start slowly