立ち寄る (たちよる, tachiyoru) Japanese meaning: drop in | Kotomora

立たち寄よる

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立ち寄る · godan verb (-ru)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	立たち寄よる	立たち寄よらない
Polite	立たち寄よります	立たち寄よりません
Past polite	立たち寄よりました	立たち寄よりませんでした
Past	立たち寄よった	立たち寄よらなかった
Te-form	立たち寄よって	立たち寄よらないで
Desire	立たち寄よりたい	立たち寄よりたくない
Potential	立たち寄よれる	立たち寄よれない
Passive	立たち寄よられる	立たち寄よられない
Causative	立たち寄よらせる	立たち寄よらせない
Causative passive	立たち寄よらせられるalso 立たち寄よらされる	立たち寄よらせられないalso 立たち寄よらされない
Volitional	立たち寄よろう
Polite volitional	立たち寄よりましょう
Imperative	立たち寄よれ	立たち寄よるな
Conditional	立たち寄よれば	立たち寄よらなければ
Tara conditional	立たち寄よったら	立たち寄よらなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

drop in; stop by; drop by

Used for visiting a place briefly and informally, often on the way to somewhere else. Common with に or へ.

帰かえりにコンビニに立たち

Kanji

立stand up, rise, set up
寄draw near, stop in, bring near

Related words· 8

寄よるN4
寄る is a general verb for approaching or stopping by somewhere, while 立ち寄る specifically emphasizes a brief, casual stop on the way to another destination.
訪おとずれるN2
訪れる is a more formal word for visiting a place with purpose, whereas 立ち寄る suggests an informal, quick stop along the way.
寄より道みちN2
立ち寄る is a verb meaning 'to drop by', while 寄り道 is a noun describing the act of straying from one's route to make a stop.
引ひっ掛かかるN2
立ち寄る is the neutral verb for stopping by a place on the way, whereas 引っ掛かる is a more colloquial way to describe an unplanned, brief stop.

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顔かおを出だすN2
立ち寄る focuses on physically stopping by a place on the way somewhere, whereas 顔を出す emphasizes showing one's face at an event or gathering.
訪たずねるN4
立ち寄る means to drop by a place briefly, often on the way somewhere and without a strong purpose, while 訪ねる implies a more deliberate, intentional visit.
寄き港こう
立ち寄る is a general verb for dropping by any place, while 寄港 is the specific noun for a ship or plane's scheduled stop.
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Don't confuse with

立たち止どまるN3
立ち止まる means to stop walking and stand still, while 立ち寄る means to drop by a place briefly; the two share the 立ち- prefix but differ completely in meaning.
近ちか寄よるN2
近寄る means to approach or get close to something/someone, while 立ち寄る means to make a brief stop at a place, so the two are easily confused because both end in 寄る.

Word family

立たち寄より湯ゆ
hot spring day-use bathing; bathing at a hot spring without staying overnight
立たち寄より温おん泉せん
hot spring facility for day-use bathing

Built from

立たつ+寄よる

Written forms

立たち寄よるUsage92%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
立たち寄よるUsage5%
Variant spelling without okurigana ち; less common but still encountered.
立たちよるUsage2%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kana form; not a standard written spelling.
たちよるUsage

Etymology

Compound of 立ち (tachi, continuative form of 立つ 'to stand') + 寄る (yoru 'to approach, stop by'). Literally 'stand and approach', suggesting a brief stop.

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