気き立だて

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Meanings

Refers to a person's innate character or temperament, especially in terms of kindness or good nature. Often used in phrases like 気立てがいい (good-natured).

彼かの女じょは気き立だてが優やさしい。
She has a gentle disposition.
気き立だてのいい人ひとと結けっ婚こんしたい。
I want to marry someone with a good nature.

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Usage patterns

気き立だてがいいto be good-natured, kind-hearted
彼かの女じょは気き立だてがいいので、みんなに好すかれている。
She's good-natured, so everyone likes her.
気き立だてが悪わるいto have a nasty or unkind temperament
気き立だてが悪わるい人ひととは付つき合あいたくない。
I don't want to be friends with someone who's mean-spirited.
気き立だてのいい〈人ひと〉a good-natured, kind person
気き立だてのいい人ひとと結けっ婚こんしたい。
I want to marry a kind-hearted person.

Kanji

気spirit, mind, air
立stand up, rise, set up

Related words

性せい格かくN3
性格 is the general, neutral word for someone's personality, while 気立て specifically points to innate kindness or good nature.
気き質しつN1
気質 can describe the temperament of a group or type of person, whereas 気立て is used only for an individual's personal, often kind-hearted, nature.
人ひと柄がらN2
人柄 refers to the overall impression of someone's character as seen by others, while 気立て focuses narrowly on inner temperament, especially kindness.

Built from

気き+立たてる

Written forms

気き立だてUsage70%
Standard kanji spelling.
気きだてUsage30%
Common mixed kana-kanji spelling.
気き立だて
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; less common.

Etymology

Compound of 気 (ki, 'spirit, mind') and 立て (tate, from 立てる tateru, 'to set up, establish'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it refers to one's established or innate character.