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    3. 足止め

    足止め

    足あし止どめ​

    preventing (someone) from leaving

    KMT9News #27+1Ref L2Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveTravel & TransportationKanji Vocab13 strokes

    足留め足留

    あしどめ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    preventing (someone) from leaving, confinement, keeping indoors, inducement to stay
    2.
    being stranded, grounding
    3.
    level dyeing

    Stroke 0 / 13

    Speed1.0x

    大おお雪ゆきで数すう日じつ間かん、家いえで足あし止どめを食くらった。

    I was stranded at home for several days due to heavy snow.

    KMT7Weather & GeographyDaily Life
    悪あく天てん候こうで船ふねが出だせず、港みなと町まちで足あし止どめを食くらってしまった。

    Due to bad weather, the ship couldn't depart, and I ended up stranded in the port town.

    KMT8Travel & TransportationWeather & Geography
    嵐あらしのため、飛ひ行こう機きが欠けっ航こうし、空くう港こうで足あし止どめとなりました。

    Due to the storm, the flight was cancelled, and I was stranded at the airport.

    KMT9Travel & TransportationWeather & Geography
    予よ期きせぬトラブルにより、プロジェクトチームは現げん地ちでの足あし止どめを余よ儀ぎなくされた。

    Due to unexpected trouble, the project team was forced to stay stranded at the site.

    KMT9Work & CareerTravel & Transportation
    交こう通つう機き関かんのストライキで、多おおくの旅りょ行こう者しゃが駅えきで足あし止どめされた。

    Many travelers were stranded at the station due to the public transport strike.

    KMT9Travel & TransportationPolitics & Law

    Characters that make up this word

    足
    あし・た.りる・た.る・た.す…(5)
    leg・foot・be sufficient・counter for pairs of footwear
    Kanji
    止
    と.まる・-ど.まり・と.める・-と.める・-ど.め・とど.める…(10)
    stop・halt
    Kanji
    め
    me
    Kana
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