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成り立つ · godan verb (-tsu)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	成なり立たつ	成なり立たたない
Polite	成なり立たちます	成なり立たちません
Past polite	成なり立たちました	成なり立たちませんでした
Past	成なり立たった	成なり立たたなかった
Te-form	成なり立たって	成なり立たたないで
Desire	成なり立たちたい	成なり立たちたくない
Potential	成なり立たてる	成なり立たてない
Passive	成なり立たたれる	成なり立たたれない
Causative	成なり立たたせる	成なり立たたせない
Causative passive	成なり立たたせられるalso 成なり立たたされる	成なり立たたせられないalso 成なり立たたされない
Volitional	成なり立たとう
Polite volitional	成なり立たちましょう
Imperative	成なり立たて	成なり立たつな
Conditional	成なり立たてば	成なり立たたなければ
Tara conditional	成なり立たったら	成なり立たたなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-tsu), intransitive verb

consist of; be made up of; be composed of

Describes the composition or makeup of something, often used with 〜から or 〜によって.

水みずは水すい素そと酸さん素そから成なり立たっている。
Water consists of hydrogen and oxygen.
この委い員いん会かいは10人にんのメンバーで成なり立たっている。
This committee is made up of ten members.

godan verb (-tsu), intransitive verb

be concluded; hold true; be valid

Used for agreements, theories, arguments, or conditions being established or logically sound.

両りょう者しゃの間あいだで契けい約やくが成なり立たった。
A contract was concluded between the two parties.
その理り論ろんはまだ成なり立たたない。
That theory does not hold true yet.

godan verb (-tsu), intransitive verb

be viable; carry on; keep going

Refers to a business, lifestyle, or system being sustainable or able to continue.

この商しょう売ばいは十じゅう分ぶんに成なり立たつ。
This business is sufficiently viable.
彼かれの生せい活かつは少すくない収しゅう入にゅうで成なり立たっている。
His life carries on with a small income.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉は〈物もの〉から成なり立たつfor X to consist of / be made up of Y
この文ぶん章しょうは主しゅ語ごと述じゅつ語ごから成なり立たっている。
This sentence is made up of a subject and a predicate.
〈物もの〉によって成なり立たつto be made possible by / rely on X
この会かい社しゃは多おおくの社しゃ員いんの努ど力りょくによって成なり立たっている。
This company is sustained by the efforts of many employees.
〈事こと〉が成なり立たつfor an argument or theory to hold true
その理り論ろんは十じゅう分ぶんな証しょう拠こがなければ成なり立たたない。
That theory doesn't hold up without sufficient evidence.
〈事こと〉の生せい活かつが成なり立たつfor a livelihood or way of life to be viable
この給きゅう料りょうだけでは家か族ぞくの生せい活かつが成なり立たたない。
This salary alone isn't enough to support the family's livelihood.

Kanji

成turn into, become, get
立stand up, rise, set up

Related words

成せい立りつN2sense 2
成立する is the more formal, technical term for an agreement, theory, or condition being established, while 成り立つ can describe the same idea more broadly, including everyday composition or viability.
構こう成せいN3sense 1
構成する emphasizes the act of assembling or organizing parts into a whole, whereas 成り立つ describes the resulting state of being composed of those parts.
なるN5sense 1
成る is a broader, simpler verb for 'to consist of' or 'to become,' while 成り立つ specifically stresses that something is established or holds together as a coherent whole.
存そん続ぞくN1sense 3
存続する focuses on continuing to exist over time, while 成り立つ in this sense stresses that a business or lifestyle is sustainable or economically workable.

Don't confuse with

立たつN5
立つ simply means 'to stand,' while 成り立つ (which contains the same kanji) means 'to be composed of' or 'to be viable,' so learners should not treat them as related in meaning.

Word family

成なり立たち
origin; formation; how something came about · structure; organization; makeup

Built from

なる+立たつ

Written forms

成なり立たつUsage93%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
なりたつUsage6%
成なり立たつUsage1%
Less common variant; 成り立つ is preferred.

Etymology

Compound of 成り (continuative form of 成る 'to become') + 立つ 'to stand', literally 'to stand as having become'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination conveys the idea of something taking shape and being established.