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
    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.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to thrust into; to bury into; to dig into
    Example sentence
    梅雨時は雨降りが多くて外出の計画が立てにくい。 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
    休暇の予め計画を立てている。 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
    ぱたぱたと足跡を立てて、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
    台座に心棒を立てて、各パーツを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
    明日の計画は立てていません。気楽にするつもりです。 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
    母は私の誕生日のケーキにろうそくを１３本立てた。 My mother put thirteen candles on my birthday cake.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to shut; to close
    Example sentence
    母は、赤字を出さずに暮らしを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
    風が炎をあおり立てた。 The wind fanned the flames.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to divide by
    Example sentence
    彼女は文筆で生活を立てている。 She lives by her pen.
  • Parts of speech
    suffix, Ichidan verb
    Meaning
    to do ... vigorously
    Example sentence
    彼らは農場の回りにフェンスを立てた。 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
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Kanji in this word

立 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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