Meaning of 立てる in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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立てるJLPT 4
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Kana Readingたてる
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Romajitateru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Ichidan verb, transitive verb
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- to stand up; to put up; to set up; to erect; to raise
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- to thrust into; to bury into; to dig into
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- to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to raise (a cloud of dust, etc.); to cause
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- to make; to establish; to set up; to develop; to formulate
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- to put up (a political candidate); to make (one's leader)
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- to treat with respect
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- to sharpen; to make clear
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- to shut; to close
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- to make tea (macha); to perform the tea ceremony
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- to divide by
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- Parts of speech
- suffix, Ichidan verb
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- to do ... vigorously
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Example Sentences
立てる, たてる used in context
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机の上に寝かせて置くと転がって落ちることがあるので、試験管立てに立てておく。
If you leave them lying on the desk they may roll off, so stand them in the test-tube rack.
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It rains so often in the wet season that it's hard to plan outings.
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We are making advance plans for our holidays.
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With a pitter-patter of footsteps she runs off to the entrance.
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You stand the axis on the base and then proceed to stack up each part, staggering their position.
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I don't have any plans for tomorrow. I'm going to take it easy.
Verb Conjugations
Common conjugated forms
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
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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