生おい立たつ

godan verb (-tsu), intransitive verb

grow up; be raised; develop

Literary or somewhat formal verb for a person's growth from childhood, often with a focus on upbringing and environment. Not used for plants or abstract development.

• 彼かれは田舎いなかで生おい立たった。

  He grew up in the countryside.

• 祖そ母ぼは明めい治じ時じ代だいに生おい立たった。

  My grandmother grew up in the Meiji era.