Word Meaning 足止めを食う

あしどめをくう ashidomeokuu

足止めを食う is read as あしどめをくう (ashidomeokuu) and means to be stranded.

Meaning

English

to be stranded
to be forced to stay
to be obliged to stay

Reading

Kana

あしどめをくう

Romaji

ashidomeokuu

Writing Variants

足止めをくう あしどめをくう ashidomeokuu
足留めをくう あしどめをくう ashidomeokuu
足留めを食う あしどめをくう ashidomeokuu

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Proverb ✓ Rank 112600 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

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足止め

あしどめ

level dyeing

食い止める

くいとめる

to check

食糧不足

しょくりょうぶそく

food shortage

衣食足りて礼節を知る

いしょくたりてれいせつをしる

well-fed, well-bred

飲食禁止

いんしょくきんし

no food or drink (e.g. as a sign in a library, etc.)

足繁く通う

あししげくかよう

to visit frequently

足

あし

bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji

足元

あしもと

most recent

足音

あしおと

sense or sign that something is approaching

足る

たる

to be sufficient

足す

たす

to add (numbers)

足りる

たりる

to be sufficient