立てこもる

たてこもる · also たてごもる

to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself

Also written 立て篭もる、立て籠もる、楯籠る、立て篭る、立て籠る、立籠る、楯籠もる、立籠もる、盾籠もる

Meaning

v5rvi
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to)
v5rvi
to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up; to hold (a castle, etc.)

Example sentences

心配になって見に行くと、彼はデパートのトイレに立てこもって出てこない様子でした。

When I got worried and went to check on him, it looked like he'd barricaded himself in the department's toilet and wasn't coming out.
しかし王女は部屋に立てこもって出てこなかった。

However, the princess had barricaded herself in her room and wouldn't come out.
車椅子の女性、スーパーに立てこもる。

Woman in a wheelchair holes up in supermarket.