Word Meaning 立ちんぼ

たちんぼ tachimbo

立ちんぼ is read as たちんぼ (tachimbo) and means day laborer standing and waiting for a job.

Meaning

English

  1. day laborer standing and waiting for a job
  2. street drug pusher
  3. tout (for a hostess bar)
  4. beggar
  5. tramp
  6. being kept standing (without doing anything)
  7. remaining on one's feet
  8. prostitute

Reading

Kana

たちんぼ

Romaji

tachimbo

Writing Variants

  • 立ちんぼう たちんぼう tachimbou
  • 立ちん坊 たちんぼ tachimbo
  • 立ちん坊 たちんぼう tachimbou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 68878 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

立ち止まる

たちどまる

to stop (in one's tracks)

立場

たちば

position

立体

りったい

multi-storey car park

立つ

たつ

to be (the result of a division)

立ち話

たちばなし

talking while standing

立ち上がる

たちあがる

to make the initial charge

立ち会い

たちあい

trading session (at an exchange)

立春

りっしゅん

first day of spring (according to the traditional lunisolar calendar, approx. February 4)

立ち上がり

たちあがり

how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game

立地

りっち

choosing a site (e.g. for industry)