立ち寄る・立寄る|たちよるtachiyoru[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Which spelling to use
立ち寄る立ち寄る(たちよる) is the most common written form and the recommended choice for learners. It uses a mixture of kanji and kana.
立寄る立寄る is a less common written form than 立ち寄る, though it also uses a mixture of kanji and kana.
Definitions
  1. godan verb, intransitive verbto drop in (at); to drop by; to call at; to stop by; to stop off; to stop in
    昨日きのう彼かれがぶらっと立ち寄たちよった。↗
    He dropped in on me yesterday.
Conjugation
Dictionary form立ち寄る(たちよる)
Polite (masu)立ち寄ります(たちよります)
Negative (nai)立ち寄らない(たちよらない)
polite (masen)立ち寄りません(たちよりません)
classical zu / nu立ち寄らず・立ち寄らぬ(たちよらず・たちよらぬ)
Past (ta)立ち寄った(たちよった)
polite (mashita)立ち寄りました(たちよりました)
Past negative (nakatta)立ち寄らなかった(たちよらなかった)
polite (masen deshita)立ち寄りませんでした(たちよりませんでした)
Te form立ち寄って(たちよって)
Potential立ち寄れる(たちよれる)
Passive立ち寄られる(たちよられる)
Causative立ち寄らせる(たちよらせる)
Causative passive立ち寄らせられる・立ち寄らされる(たちよらせられる・たちよらされる)
Conditional (ba)立ち寄れば(たちよれば)
tara立ち寄ったら(たちよったら)
Volitional立ち寄ろう(たちよろう)
polite (mashou)立ち寄りましょう(たちよりましょう)
Imperative立ち寄れ(たちよれ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym寄るよるNeutralTo draw near or stop by on the way (「帰りに本屋に寄る」); the everyday colloquial word and the usual choice in speech.
  • Synonym顔出しかおだしNeutralA noun for briefly showing up at a gathering (「会合に顔出しする」); the point is putting in an appearance, not a stop on the way like 「立ち寄る」.
  • Antonym素通りすどおりNeutralPassing through without stopping; the direct opposite of 「立ち寄る」.
  • Antonym通過つうかNeutralPassing through a place such as a station or tunnel without stopping; contrasts with the stop implied by 「立ち寄る」.

Use 「立ち寄る」 for a stop on the way to your destination, as in 「コンビニに立ち寄る」. In casual speech 「寄る」 is the usual word, and 「顔出し」 fits when you just put in an appearance. The opposites are 「素通り」 and 「通過」, passing through without stopping.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 目的地もくてきちに行いく途中とちゅうに訪おとずれる。
  2. 近寄ちかよる。
  3. 頼たよりにして身みを寄よせる。
  4. 波なみが立たち、岸きしに寄よせる。
Kanji in this word

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