立ち寄る

• 読み: たちよる
• ローマ字: tachiyoru
• 漢字の分解: 立 (ritsu/ta) — stand, rise; 寄 (ki/yo) — approach, gather, draw near
• 発音: /ta.tɕi.jo.ɾɯ/

意味

To drop by; to stop by; to make a brief visit to a place along the way.

A Group 1 (godan) intransitive verb meaning to make a quick, unplanned or secondary visit to a place while heading somewhere else. Combines 立つ (to stand/stop) with 寄る (to approach/visit). More casual and spontaneous than a planned visit. Very common in everyday Japanese for describing errands or casual stops.

例文

1. 帰りにスーパーに立ち寄って牛乳を買った。
2. 近くに来たのでつい立ち寄ってしまった。
3. 旅行の途中で有名な温泉に立ち寄った。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, errands, travel

トーン: casual

起源と歴史

Compound verb from 立つ (to stop, stand) and 寄る (to approach, drop in). Together they describe the act of pausing one's journey to briefly approach and visit a place.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal