立てこもる

たてこもる

Also written 立て籠もる, 立て篭もる, たてごもる, 楯籠る

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Intransitive to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to)
2. to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up; to hold (a castle, etc.)

Kanji

• 立 stand. Read as たて.

Example sentences

• メアリーはバリケードを築いて部屋に立てこもった。
  Mary barricaded herself in her room.

Common phrases

• 人質に立てこもる
• 自宅に立てこもる
• 部屋に立てこもる
• 中に立てこもる

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