立ち寄る (たちよる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

立ち寄る (たちよる) means to stop by / to drop in.

See example sentences below.

立ち寄る at a glance

立ち寄る

たちよるtachiyoru

N1verb

to stop by / to drop in

立ち寄るたちよるtachiyoruN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to stop by / to drop in

Example 1

帰りにコンビニに立ち寄った。

Translation

I stopped by the convenience store on the way home.

Example 2

友達の家に立ち寄って話した。

Translation

I dropped in at my friend's house and talked.