立ち往生

たちおうじょう

Also written 立往生

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive being brought to a standstill; being stranded; getting stuck; stalling; deadlock
2. being stumped; being in a dilemma; stopping in one's tracks; standing speechless
3. dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet

Kanji

• 立 stand. Read as たち.
• 往 outbound. Read as オウ.
• 生 life. Read as ショウ.

Example sentences

• 踏切でトラックが立ち往生してしまった。
  A truck got stuck on the railway crossing.
• 雪で車が立ち往生しています。
  The car is stuck in the snow.

Words containing 立ち往生

• 弁慶の立ち往生 (べんけいのたちおうじょう) situation in which one can move neither forward nor backward

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