佇たたずみ

noun

standing still; lingering

Describes the act or state of standing still, often with a nuance of pausing or lingering in a place. Derived from the verb 佇む (たたずむ).

See also: 佇む

• 彼かれの佇たたずみには深ふかい悲かなしみが感かんじられた。

  A deep sadness could be felt in his standing still.

• 夕ゆう暮ぐれの駅えき前まえでの佇たたずみが妙みょうに心こころに残のこった。

  The lingering at the station in the evening strangely stayed with me.

noun

livelihood; living

Archaic noun meaning livelihood or means of living. Not used in modern Japanese; the common word for livelihood is 生計 (せいけい) or 暮らし (くらし).

• 古こ文ぶん書しょでは「佇たたずみ」が生せい計けいの意い味みで使つかわれることがある。

  In old documents, 佇み is sometimes used to mean livelihood.