Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 立てる(たてる) in Japanese

立てる
JLPT 4
Kana Reading
たてる
Romaji
tateru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Ichidan verb, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to stand up; to put up; to set up; to erect; to raise
    Example sentence
    寝かせて置く転がって落ちることがあるので試験管立て立てておく。 If you leave them lying on the desk they may roll off, so stand them in the test-tube rack.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to thrust into; to bury into; to dig into
    Example sentence
    梅雨時雨降り多くて外出計画が立てにくい It rains so often in the wet season that it's hard to plan outings.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to raise (a cloud of dust, etc.); to cause
    Example sentence
    休暇予め計画立てている We are making advance plans for our holidays.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to make; to establish; to set up; to develop; to formulate
    Example sentence
    ぱたぱた足跡立ててエントランスへと駆けてゆく With a pitter-patter of footsteps she runs off to the entrance.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to put up (a political candidate); to make (one's leader)
    Example sentence
    台座心棒立ててパーツずらしながら重ねていきます You stand the axis on the base and then proceed to stack up each part, staggering their position.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to treat with respect
    Example sentence
    明日計画立てていません気楽するつもりです I don't have any plans for tomorrow. I'm going to take it easy.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to sharpen; to make clear
    Example sentence
    誕生日ケーキろうそく13立てた My mother put thirteen candles on my birthday cake.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to shut; to close
    Example sentence
    は、赤字出さず暮らし立てるのに苦労しています Mother is having trouble making ends meet.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to make tea (macha); to perform the tea ceremony
    Example sentence
    あおり立てた The wind fanned the flames.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to divide by
    Example sentence
    彼女文筆生活立てている She lives by her pen.
  • Parts of speech
    suffix, Ichidan verb
    Meaning
    to do ... vigorously
    Example sentence
    彼ら農場回りフェンス立てた They built a fence around the farm.

Examples of 立てる, たてる in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
立てる
Plain Polite
立てます
Negative
立てない
Negative Polite
立てません

Past

Plain
立てた
Plain Polite
立てました
Negative
立てなかった
Negative Polite
立てませんでした

Te

Plain
立てて
Plain Polite
立てまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
立てられる
Plain Polite
立てられます
Negative
立てられない
Negative Polite
立てられません


Kanji in this word

JLPT 5

5 strokes

stand up, rise, set up, erect

On'Yomi: リツ, リュウ, リットル

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

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