Word Meaning 立つ瀬がない

たつせがない tatsuseganai

立つ瀬がない is read as たつせがない (tatsuseganai) and means being left in an awkward position.

Meaning

English

  1. being left in an awkward position
  2. being put in a dilemma
  3. being in a fix
  4. losing face

Reading

Kana

たつせがない

Romaji

tatsuseganai

Writing Variants

  • 立つ瀬が無い たつせがない tatsuse ga nai

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 36 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Proverb Rank 80215 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

立つ瀬

たつせ

one's position

立ち会い

たちあい

trading session (at an exchange)

立ち合い

たちあい

rising from a crouch to charge

立ち食い

たちぐい

eating while standing

立派

りっぱ

legal

立脚

りっきゃく

being based on

立案

りつあん

drafting

立証

りっしょう

establishing proof

立憲

りっけん

Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan

立ち往生

たちおうじょう

dying while standing (and remaining standing)

立志

りっし

fixing one's aim in life