立て
Meanings
Prefix
1. central; main; leading; head; chief (before a role, occupation, etc.)
Suffix
2. just (done) (Usually kana, after -masu stem of verb; indicates that the action has just been completed)
Counter
3. counter for consecutive losses
Kanji used
Pitch accent
たて
Used in vocabulary
建前
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
Noun
取り立て
collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; exaction; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; patronage; fresh; freshly picked; freshly caught
Noun
見立て
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion; estimation; comparison (in haiku, tanka, etc.); likening
Noun
立て札
sign on a post (usu. wooden and with a small roof, containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.); public notice; bulletin board; notice board
Noun
Examples6
彼
He was then fresh from college.
彼
He has just become a principal.
生み
I want some fresh eggs.
入り
The newest staff members get all the donkey work when they're at the bottom of the ladder.
彼ら
They sell us freshly caught fish in the early morning market.
卵
What should you feed killifish that have just hatched from their eggs?