Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 佇む(たたずむ) in Japanese

佇む, 彳む
Kana Reading
たたずむ
Romaji
tatazumu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `mu' ending, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
    Example sentence
    彼女なびかせてたたずんでいた She stood still with her hair flying in the wind.

Examples of 佇む, 彳む, たたずむ in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
佇む
Plain Polite
佇みます
Negative
佇まない
Negative Polite
佇みません

Past

Plain
佇んだ
Plain Polite
佇みました
Negative
佇まなかった
Negative Polite
佇みませんでした

Te

Plain
佇んで
Plain Polite
佇みまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
佇まれる
Plain Polite
佇まれます
Negative
佇まれない
Negative Polite
佇まれません
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Kanji in this word

7 strokes

stop, linger, appearance, figure, bearing

On'Yomi: チョ

Kun'Yomi: たたず.む

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3 strokes

stop, linger, loiter, going man radical (no. 60)

On'Yomi: テキ

Kun'Yomi: たたず.む

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