佇む

たたずむ

Also written 彳む

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Intransitive to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to linger
2. to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly
3. to wander about; to loiter

Kanji

• 佇 stop; linger; appearance. Read as たたずむ.

Example sentences

• 男は門の陰に佇み、その家をじっと見つめていた。
  A man stood behind the gate gazing at the house.
• 彼女は城の廃墟の中にたたずんでいた。
  She was standing amid the ruins of the castle.
• 彼女は髪を風になびかせて、たたずんでいた。
  She stood still with her hair flying in the wind.
• ある朝、彫刻家が浜辺で一本の流木を見つけました。その男はその流木を工房に持ち帰り、今日、村の教会に佇むあの有名な聖母マリアを彫り上げたのでした。
  One morning, the artist found a piece of driftwood on the beach. He took it to his workshop, and from it carved the famous figure of Our Lady which today stands in the village church.

Common phrases

• 中にたたずむ
• 前に佇む

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