立ち往生

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
おう
Grade: 5
しょう > じょう
Grade: 1

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

()(おう)(じょう) (tachiōjōたちわうじやう (tatiwauzyau)?

  1. bringing to a stop, bringing to a standstill, stranding, being stalled

Verb[edit]

()(おう)(じょう)する (tachiōjō suruたちわうじやう (tatiwauzyau)?intransitive suru (stem ()(おう)(じょう) (tachiōjō shi), past ()(おう)(じょう)した (tachiōjō shita))

  1. be brought to a stop, be brought to a standstill, be stranded, be stalled, be stuck
    • 2011, NHK News[1]:
      (いけ)(ぶくろ)(ところ)(ざわ)(あいだ)(でん)(しゃ)(うん)(てん)できなくなっており、(いち)部区(ぶく)(かん)では(でん)(しゃ)()(おう)(じょう)しています
      Ikebukuro to Tokorozawa no aida de densha o unten dekinaku natte ori, ichibu kukan de wa densha ga tachiōjō shite imasu.
      Trains became unable to run in the interval between Ikebukuro and Tokorozawa, and trains in one part of that area have been stranded.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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