立てる

Meanings

1. to stand (something) up; to put upright; to set up; to erect; to raise; to turn up; to plant
2. to thrust into; to bury into; to dig into
3. to make (a noise); to let out; to produce (a sound)
4. to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.); to kick up; to stir up; to cause (waves, ripples, etc.); to send up (foam); to give off (steam)
5. to make (plans); to formulate (an idea); to lay out; to establish (a goal); to develop (a theory); to draw up; to set

Part of speech: ichidan verb, transitive, suffix

Kanji

• 立

  Meanings

  stand up, rise, set up, erect

  On reading

  リツ、リュウ、リットル

  Kun reading

  た.つ、-た.つ、た.ち-、た.てる、-た.てる、た.て-

  Strokes

  5

Example sentences

• バースデーケーキにろうそくを立ててください。

  Please put some candles on the birthday cake.

  Tatoeba #198533 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 彼らは円の中心に棒を立てた。

  They set up a pole at the center of the circle.

  Tatoeba #97507 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 猫が私の手につめを立てた。

  The cat dug its claws into my hand.

  Tatoeba #121993 · CC BY 2.0 FR