Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 の 立た ち 上あ がりが 早はや い to get off to a quick start (with something)
The new system started up quickly and we were able to use it right away.
立た ち 上あ がりが 不ふ 安あん 定てい だ to have a shaky early-inning performance (of a pitcher)
That pitcher had a shaky first few innings today.
立た ち 上あ がりでつまずく to stumble at the start (of a project, event, etc.)
The project stumbled right at the start.
立た ち 上あ がりを 乗の り 切き る to get through the early innings (of a game)
The starting pitcher got through a rough start to the game.
Related words 出だし is a casual word for the very first moment of an action or performance, while 立ち上がり often describes a slightly longer initial phase, as in a system or project.
序盤 refers broadly to the opening stage of a game or contest, while 立ち上がり in baseball specifically describes a pitcher's performance in the first few innings.
始まり is the general, all-purpose word for the beginning of anything, while 立ち上がり specifically suggests a process gradually gaining momentum after it starts.
Opposites 終わり means "the end," the direct opposite of 立ち上がり 's sense of "the start."
終盤 refers to the final stage of a game, contrasting with 立ち上がり 's meaning of a pitcher's early-inning performance.
Don't confuse with 立ち上げ is the noun for actively launching or starting something (e.g. a system or company), while 立ち上がり is the intransitive noun describing the resulting initial phase itself.
立ち上がり means the initial rise or start-up of something, while 立ち直り means recovering back to a previous good state after a decline; learners confuse them because both come from 立つ .
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Written forms 立た ち 上あ がり Usage 95%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
立たち 上あが り Usage 3%
Abbreviated kanji spelling; seen in technical or compact writing.
立た ち 上あが り Usage 1%
Variant spelling; less common than 立ち上がり .
立たち 上あ がり Usage 1%
Uncommon variant; rarely used in modern writing.
Etymology Nominalized form of the verb 立ち上がる (to stand up, to start up). The baseball sense is a specialized extension of the 'start' meaning.
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