Definition of 立てこもり (たてこもり)

立てこもり

たてこもり

tatekomori

noun
1.
shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.)
2.
barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged, holing up (in a building)
Other readings:
立て篭り【たてこもり】
立て籠り【たてこもり】
楯籠り【たてこもり】
Related Kanji
stand up, rise, set up, erect
seclude oneself, cage, coop, implied
basket, devote oneself, seclude oneself, cage, coop, implied
shield, buckler, pretext