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たて

たて

See also: だて

Japanese

Counter

たて (romaji -tate)

  1. : the number of rounds or matches in a competition; the number of acts in a kabuki play; the number of losses in a losing streak

Noun

たて (romaji tate)

  1. , 立て: a party or banquet; treating others to food and/or drink; the general meaning or gist of something; a rule or regulation; the lead in a musical ensemble
  2. : a fortified residence of a powerful clan
  3. , , : the vertical direction; vertical length: height; the north and south direction; the north-to-south distance; the warp of a woven textile
  4. , 建て: something contracted, such as a contracted sale or purchase where the transaction is still incomplete: a standing sale or purchase
  5. 殺陣, , 立て: a fight scene in a play or movie, especially a sword fight
  6. , : a shield

Prefix

たて (romaji tate-)

  1. , 立て: prefixed to a person or role: the head or lead in a group; prefixed to a verb: an intensifier

Suffix

たて (romaji -tate)

  1. , 立て: just [verbed], such as 生まれ立て "just born, newborn", or 焼き立てパン "just-baked bread"