佇む

Meaning

1. v5mvi
   to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop

Example sentences

• 男は門の陰に佇み、その家をじっと見つめていた。

  A man stood behind the gate gazing at the house.

• ある朝、彫刻家が浜辺で一本の流木を見つけました。その男はその流木を工房に持ち帰り、今日、村の教会に佇むあの有名な聖母マリアを彫り上げたのでした。

  One morning, the artist found a piece of driftwood on the beach. He took it to his workshop, and from it carved the famous figure of Our Lady which today stands in the village church.