Word Meaning 立ち往生

たちおうじょう tachioujou

立ち往生 is read as たちおうじょう (tachioujou) and means dying while standing (and remaining standing).

Meaning

English

  1. dying while standing (and remaining standing)
  2. dying on one's feet
  3. being stumped
  4. being in a dilemma
  5. stopping in one's tracks
  6. standing speechless
  7. being brought to a standstill
  8. being stranded

Reading

Kana

たちおうじょう

Romaji

tachioujou

Writing Variants

  • 立往生 たちおうじょう tachioujou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 12371 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

弁慶の立往生

べんけいのたちおうじょう

situation in which one can move neither forward nor backward

往生

おうじょう

coercion

大往生

だいおうじょう

peaceful death

極楽往生

ごくらくおうじょう

rebirth in paradise

念仏往生

ねんぶつおうじょう

being reborn in the Pure Land through the invocation of the nembutsu

国立予防衛生研究所

こくりつよぼうえいせいけんきゅうじょ

National Institute of Health (former)

国立労働安全衛生研究所

こくりつろうどうあんぜんえいせいけんきゅうじょ

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

往生際

おうじょうぎわ

brink of death

往生際が悪い

おうじょうぎわがわるい

not knowing when to give up

往生際の悪い

おうじょうぎわのわるい

unreasonably stubborn

大往生を遂げる

だいおうじょうをとげる

to die peacefully

Example Sentences

1

ゆきででんしゃがたちおうじょうした。

The train was stranded due to the snow.