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差し立てる (さしたてる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

差さし立たてる

さ

し

た

て

る

Meanings

1

ichidan verb, transitive verb

stand; send off; dispatch

Used for physically standing something up or sending something out (e.g., a messenger, a letter). The 'send' sense often implies dispatching with a purpose.

彼かれは玄げん関かんに傘かさを差さし立たてた。
He stood an umbrella at the entrance.
急いそぎの使つかいを

差さ

し

立た

てる

。

Send off an urgent messenger.

Written forms

差さし立たてるUsage60%
Standard kanji spelling.
差さし立たてるUsage20%
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana variant; less common but still encountered.
さしたてるUsage20%

Kanji

差distinction, difference, variation
立stand up, rise, set up

Similar words

立たてる
立てる is the general verb for 'to stand something up' or 'to set up'. 差し立てる adds a nuance of thrusting or inserting something into a position, or dispatching with a specific aim.
差さし出だす
差し出す means 'to hold out' or 'to present' something. 差し立てる focuses more on sending off or standing something up rather than offering.

Etymology

Compound of 差し (prefix adding a sense of 'thrusting' or 'directing') and 立てる (to stand). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination yields the meanings of standing something up or dispatching.