足止め
あしどめ
Also written 足留め, 足留
Meanings
- Noun, する verb, Transitive preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; inducement to stay
- being stranded; grounding
- level dyeing
Kanji
Example sentences
- 渋滞で３０分の足止めを食らっちゃって、それで到着が遅れたんだ。
We were held up for half an hour in the traffic and so we arrived late.
Common phrases
Words containing 足止め
- 足止めを食う (あしどめをくう) to be stranded