立たち会あい

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

presence; observation; witnessing

Refers to being present to observe or verify something, such as a contract signing, inspection, or event. Often used in formal or official contexts.

契けい約やくの際さいには、弁べん護ご士しの立たち会あいが必ひつ要ようです。
A lawyer's presence is required at the time of contract signing.

警けい察さつ官かんの立たち会あいのもとで、現げん場ば検けん証しょうが行おこなわれた。

The on-site inspection was conducted in the presence of a police officer.

2

noun

trading session

stock market

Stock market term for a trading session at an exchange.

東とう京きょう証しょう券けん取とり引ひき所じょの立たち会あいは午ご前ぜんと午ご後ごに分わかれている。
The trading sessions at the Tokyo Stock Exchange are divided into morning and afternoon.

3

noun

initial charge; face-off

sumo

Only when written 立ち合い

Sumo term for the moment when wrestlers rise from a crouch and charge at each other. The spelling 立ち合い is especially common for this sense.

横よこ綱づなの立たち合あいは圧あっ倒とう的てきな迫はく力りょくがある。
The yokozuna's initial charge is overwhelmingly powerful.

Written forms

立たち会あいUsage23%
Very common spelling with okurigana; used broadly across senses.
立たち会あいUsage28%
Abbreviated spelling often seen in stock market contexts.
立たち会あいUsage24%
Common kanji spelling, especially in legal and business contexts.
立たち合あいUsage22%
Preferred spelling for the sumo sense (initial charge).
立たち合あいUsage3%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant; rarely used in practice.

Kanji

立stand up, rise, set up
会meeting, meet, party
合fit, suit, join

Similar words

立たち会あい人にん
Refers specifically to the person who is present as a witness, while 立ち会い refers to the act or state of being present.

Etymology

Compound of 立ち (tachi, continuative form of 立つ 'to stand') + 会い (ai, continuative form of 会う 'to meet'). Literally 'standing and meeting', referring to being present at an event or facing off.