Word Meaning 立てこもる

たてこもる tatekomoru

立てこもる is read as たてこもる (tatekomoru) and means to barricade oneself in.

Meaning

English

  1. to barricade oneself in
  2. to hold (a fort, etc.)
  3. to shut oneself up
  4. to be besieged
  5. to dig in

Reading

Kana

たてこもる

Romaji

tatekomoru

Writing Variants

  • 楯籠る たてこもる tatekomoru
  • 立て篭もる たてこもる tatekomoru
  • 立て籠もる たてこもる tatekomoru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Synonyms 立て篭もる,立て籠もる,籠城 Rank 69068 Priority K

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

立てる

たてる

to divide by

立ちはだかる

たちはだかる

to stand in the way (e.g. of progress)

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)

Example Sentences

1

Woman in a wheelchair holes up in supermarket.