立ち
Meanings
Noun
1. departure; setting off; start
2. being used up; being consumed; being burnt out
3. passage of time; lapse
4. rehearsal (Abbreviation)
5. leading male role (Abbreviation)
6. rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; faceoff (Abbreviation)
Prefix
7. verb prefix conveying emphasis and sometimes formality
Kanji used
Pitch accent
たち
Used in vocabulary
立会い
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; witness; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; face-off
Noun
立ち往生
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; getting stuck; stalling; deadlock; being stumped; being in a dilemma; stopping in one's tracks; standing speechless; dying while standing (and remaining standing); …
Noun
立ち読み
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
Noun
立ち居振る舞い
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour; demeanor; demeanour; manners
Noun
成り立ち
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
Noun
立ち回り
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
Noun
Examples10
彼
He buys only what'll be useful for him.
私
I stood all the way.
誰も
No one was in a hurry to leave the party.
列車
The train was so crowded that I had to stand all the way to Ueno.
一日中
I'm worn out, because I've been standing all day.
ドア
You have only to stand in front of the door. It will open by itself.