立たてる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

thrust into; bury into; dig into

Used for sticking something into a surface or material, such as a knife, nail, or stake.

• 壁かべに釘くぎを立たてる。

  I drive a nail into the wall.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

make a noise; start a rumor; raise dust; cause

Used with nouns like 音 (sound), 声 (voice), 噂 (rumor), ほこり (dust) to mean producing or stirring up something intangible.

• 彼かれは大おおきな音おとを立たててドアを閉しめた。

  He shut the door with a loud noise.

• 誰だれかが変へんな噂うわさを立たてた。

  Someone started a strange rumor.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

make; establish; set up; develop; formulate

Used for creating abstract things like plans, theories, goals, records, or systems.

• 来らい年ねんの計けい画かくを立たてましょう。

  Let's make a plan for next year.

• 彼かれは新あたらしい理り論ろんを立たてた。

  He formulated a new theory.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

put up a candidate; make one's leader

Used in political or organizational contexts: to nominate or support someone as a candidate or leader.

• 次つぎの選せん挙きょで彼かれを候こう補ほ者しゃに立たてるつもりだ。

  We intend to put him up as a candidate in the next election.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

treat with respect; give due; make look good; avoid embarrassing

Often used in the pattern 顔を立てる (save face) or 立ててやる (do something to show respect or avoid embarrassment).

• 彼かれの顔かおを立たてるために、その場ばは黙だまっていた。

  I kept quiet to avoid embarrassing him.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

sharpen; make clear

Limited use; often with 刃 (blade) or in figurative expressions like 論点を立てる (clarify a point).

• 包ほう丁ちょうの刃はを立たてて切きる。

  Cut with the knife blade sharpened.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

shut; close

Only when written 閉てる

Rare; usually written 閉てる. Modern Japanese prefers 閉める (しめる) for closing doors, etc.

See also: 閉てる

• 古ふるい文ぶん書しょでは「戸とを閉たてる」と書かかれることがある。

  In old documents, you may see 戸を閉てる written.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

make tea (matcha); perform tea ceremony

Only when written 点てる

Specialized use in tea ceremony; written 点てる.

See also: 点てる

• 茶さ道どうでは、抹まっ茶ちゃを点たてる作さ法ほうを学まなぶ。

  In tea ceremony, you learn the etiquette of making matcha.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

divide by

Mathematical use; rare. Usually expressed as 割る (わる) in modern Japanese.

• 古ふるい算さん術じゅつ書しょでは「十じゅうを二にで立たてる」のような表ひょう現げんが見みられる。

  Old arithmetic books sometimes use expressions like 十を二で立てる.

suffix, ichidan verb

do ... vigorously

Suffix attached to the -masu stem of a verb to indicate doing something intensely or vigorously.

• 彼かれは怒ど鳴なり立たてた。

  He shouted furiously.

• 子こ供どもたちが騒さわぎ立たてている。

  The children are making a racket.