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Meaning of 薹が立つ(とうがたつ) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

薹が立つ
Kana Reading
とうがたつ
Romaji
tōgatatsu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with `tsu` ending
    Meaning
    to become hard and fibrous; to go to seed; to have passed one's prime; to have lost the first bloom of one's youth

Verb Conjugations

Common conjugated forms

Non-Past

Plain
薹が立つ
Plain Polite
薹が立ちます
Negative
薹が立たない
Negative Polite
薹が立ちません

Past

Plain
薹が立った
Plain Polite
薹が立ちました
Negative
薹が立たなかった
Negative Polite
薹が立ちませんでした

Te

Plain
薹が立って
Plain Polite
薹が立ちまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
薹が立たれる
Plain Polite
薹が立たれます
Negative
薹が立たれない
Negative Polite
薹が立たれません

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JLPT 5

stand up, rise, set up, erect

On: リツ, リュウ, リットル

Kun: た.つ, -た.つ, た.ち-, た.てる, -た.てる, た.て-, たて-, -た.て, -だ.て, -だ.てる

5 strokes

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seed pod

On: タイ

Kun: とう, あぶらな

17 strokes

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