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立て

たて

prefix
  • central
  • main
  • head
  • chief
suffix
  • just (done)
  • freshly (baked)
  • indicates activity only just occurred
counter
  • counter for consecutive losses

Related Kanji

立 stand up, rise, set up, erect

Example Sentences

彼はその時大学を卒業したてであった。
He was then fresh from college.
大学を出たての若者が２人加わった。
Two young men fresh from college have joined us.
彼は校長になり立てだ。
He has just become a principal.
卵から孵化したてのメダカにはどのようなえさをあげればよろしいでしょうか？
What should you feed killifish that have just hatched from their eggs?
生みたての卵が欲しい。
I want some fresh eggs.