Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to stand up; to put up; to set up; to erect; to raise
also written as 起てる
2. to thrust into; to bury into; to dig into
3. to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to raise (a cloud of dust, etc.); to cause
4. to make; to establish; to set up; to develop; to formulate
5. to put up (a political candidate); to make (one's leader)
6. to treat with respect; to give (someone) their due; to make (someone) look good; to avoid embarrassing (someone)
7. to sharpen; to make clear
8. to shut; to close
9. to make tea (matcha); to perform the tea ceremony
10. to divide by
Suffix
Verb (1-dan)
11. to do ... vigorously
after the -masu stem of a verb
Kanji used
standing up
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (93 in total)
to make a sound
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
Examples (14 in total)
My feet went to sleep and I couldn't stand up.
I need to plan my next trip.
We could've helped him.