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立ちはだかる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
立ちはだかる
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Reading : たちはだかる   
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block one's way; to obstruct (progress etc.)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 10 (among the 100,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 30,760 which gives a rank of 75,528
立ちはだかる is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 60% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 106,000 (about 1,560,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 29 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
きゅうしき
旧式
きかんしゃ
機関車
その
どうろ
道路
まんなか
真中
ちはだかって
いぼれ
ぜんそく
喘息
みたいにゼーゼー
しろ
いき
いている

An old-fashioned locomotive stood still in the middle of the intersection and was wheezing white steam, as if suffering from old-age asthma.
たちはだかる
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 157,000 (about 512,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 29 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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立ち開かる
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Reading : たちはだかる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 150,000 (about 556,000 results)
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リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
カイ   あ to (be) open   あける    ひら to open (something)   ひらける to open out (eg view)   
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start, initiate   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
twenty; two hands   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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stick   
モン   かど gate   
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