起つ【たつ】
Frequency rank: 51,357. – 52,626. (for form たつ: 6,048. – 6,054.)
- to rise up; to initiate (political) action
Godan verb with 'tsu' ending; intransitive verb
Forms
- 起つ【たつ】Frequency rank: 51,357. – 52,626.
- たつFrequency rank: 6,048. – 6,054.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to rise up
- to initiate (political) action
This meaning refers to physically rising up or getting up from a seated or lying position. It can express a literal motion of getting to one's feet.
This meaning is more abstract, relating to taking a stand or starting a movement, particularly in a political context.
Generated collocations (experimental)
たつ起つをせんげん宣言するto declare a rise / to initiate actionたちあがる立ち上がるto stand upたつ起つとき時the time to rise / the moment of actionたつ起つためのうんどう運動movement to rise up / initiative for actionへんかく変革のためにたつ起つto rise for changeしゃかい社会をかえる変えるためにたつ起つto rise to change societyじしゅてき自主的にたつ起つto rise voluntarily / to take initiativeこくみん国民がたつ起つthe citizens rise upゆうきをもって勇気をもってたつ起つto rise up with courageたつ起つべきとき時the time to rise up
Example sentences
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If you sum up feminist counselling in a few words, I suppose it would be counselling done from a woman's standpoint.
During the history test, she felt very sick, so she got a pass to go to the toilet.
You will have studied English for four years next March.
I have just been to the airport to see my friend off.
I feel resentment against your unwarranted criticism.
When angry, count ten; when very angry, a hundred.