Japanese

ちはだかる

たちはだかる
Meaning: to stand in the way; to block; to confront
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 立ちはだかる 立ちはだからない
Polite 立ちはだかります 立ちはだかりません
Past 立ちはだかった 立ちはだからなかった
Polite + Past 立ちはだかりました 立ちはだかりませんでした
Te-form 立ちはだかって 立ちはだからなくて
Potential 立ちはだかれる 立ちはだかれない
Passive 立ちはだかられる 立ちはだかられない
Causative 立ちはだからせる 立ちはだからせない
Causative + Passive 立ちはだからされる 立ちはだからされない
Imperative 立ちはだかれ 立ちはだかるな

Handwriting

立
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は
だ
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Example sentences

A big wall stood in his way.
彼は立ちはだかる敵を次々と蹴散らした。
He routed the enemies blocking his way one after another.

Usage Notes

Used both literally (blocking a path) and figuratively (facing a difficult obstacle).

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