movements; sitting and standing
Refers to the physical actions of standing up and sitting down, or more broadly to one's movements and posture. Often used in contexts describing daily activities or comportment.
As you get older, standing up and sitting down becomes difficult.
Her movements are very graceful.
movements and bearing; deportment; behavior; manners
Standard kanji spelling for the compound meaning 'standing and sitting' or 'movements'.
Abbreviated spelling omitting the okurigana ち; rarely used.
Variant spelling using 起ち for 'standing up'; less common than 立ち居.
Irregular okurigana usage; the kanji 起 normally reads おきる, but here it is read たち as part of the compound.
Compound of 立ち (tachi, 'standing') and 居 (i, 'sitting'), from the verbs 立つ (tatsu) and 居る (iru).