立たち方かた

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JLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun

way of standing; stance; posture

Refers to the manner or style in which someone stands, including physical posture or metaphorical stance.

彼かれの立たち方かたには自じ信しんが感かんじられる。
His way of standing conveys confidence.
剣けん道どうでは正ただしい立たち方かたが基き本ほんだ。
In kendo, a correct stance is fundamental.

noun

dancer (in Japanese dance)

Specifically a performer in traditional Japanese dance, often contrasted with 地方 (じかた, the musician/singer).

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が立たち方かたを務つとめるto serve as the dancer (in a traditional Japanese dance performance)
彼かの女じょは今こん夜やの舞ぶ台たいで立たち方かたを務つとめる。
She will serve as the dancer in tonight's performance.

Kanji

立stand up, rise, set up
方direction, person, alternative

Related words

姿し勢せいN3sense 1
姿勢 is the general word for posture or bearing, while 立方 narrowly describes the particular way someone stands, often in a formal or dance context.
踊おどり手て sense 2
踊り手 is a generic term for any dancer, while 立方 specifically names the dancer role in traditional Japanese dance, as opposed to the musician 地方.

Opposites

地じ方かたN1
地方 refers to the musicians and singers in a Japanese dance performance, while 立方 refers to the dancers themselves.

Don't confuse with

立りっ方ぽう
Written the same way, 立方 read りっぽう means 'cube' (a mathematical solid), while 立方 read たちかた means 'stance' or 'dancer'; the reading alone tells them apart.

Written forms

立たち方かた
Standard kanji spelling for both senses; high news frequency.
立たち方かたUsage100%
Explicit spelling for 'way of standing'; less common than 立方.

Etymology

Compound of 立 (たつ, 'to stand') and 方 (かた, 'way/manner'). The dancer sense is a specialized extension of the 'way of standing' meaning, referring to the performer's role.